William James 
Pragmatism 
A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Noetic pluralism, 111. How our knowledge grows, 112. Earlier ways of thinking remain, 113. Prehistoric ancestors discovered the common sense concepts, 114. List of them, fig-5) They came gradually into use, 116. Space and time, 118. 'things, ’ 118. Kinds, 119. ’cause’ and 'law, ’ 119. Common sense one stage in mental evolution, due to geniuses, 120. The 'critical’