[MD] Pragmatic truth is neither nor

[Ian Glendinning]

Steve, DMB,

DMB said ... quoting James,

> "The truth of an idea is not a stagnant property inherent in it. Truth HAPPENS to an idea. It BECOMES true, is MADE true by events. Its verity IS in fact an event, a process, the process namely of its verifying itself, its veri-FICATION. Its validity is the process of its valid-ATION" (emphasis is James's)
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> This is what I mean by saying that pragmatic truth is not something over and above a justified belief. I think James is saying that justified beliefs are all we mean by the word truth. As a practical matter, that's all you're going to get.

Ian says,
Dead right. These were my comments on your "truth" of the $20 bill in
the pocket thought experiment. Reality is a process, not a collection
of objective facts or truths.

Ian