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What philosophical school did William James establish?

  • Existentialism

  • Pragmatism

  • Stoicism

  • Nihilism

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William James, along with Charles Sanders Peirce, established the philosophical school known as pragmatism. Pragmatism is a philosophical tradition that considers words and thought as tools and instruments for prediction, problem solving, and action.
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