Truth and Reality: An Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge

John Elof Boodin

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A readable introduction to the theory of knowledge by a pragmatist philosopher and student of William James. Boodin asks what makes an idea true and how our knowledge connects to reality, in short chapters that still feel lively more than a century later.

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