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Common sense, science and philosophy each suit a different sphere, none known to be truer absolutely
Drawn from what William James said
What William James actually said
- William James American philosopher and psychologist (1842 to 1910)
Common sense is BETTER for one sphere of life, science for another, philosophic criticism for a third; but whether either be TRUER absolutely, Heaven only knows.
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↗Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking (1907)gutenberg.org
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