Thoughts and Things

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„»Thoughts« and »things« are names for two sorts of object, which common sense will always find contrasted and will always practically oppose to each other.“ (p. 5) #WilliamJames #CommonSense #Empiricism

James, William, Essays in Radical Empiricism and A Pluralistic Universe in one volume. New York: Longmans, Green and Co, 1943.

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