Pragmatism and French Voluntarism : With Especial Reference to the Notion of Truth in the Development of French Philosophy from Maine de Biran to Prof (Paperback)

Preface; Part. Introduction; Part II. The Nature of French Voluntaristic Philosophy: 1. Spiritualistic activism; 2. M. Bergson's theory of intuition and the notion of truth in the 'new philosophy'; 3. The notion of truth; 4. The neo-criticism of Renouvier; 5. The 'philosophie des idees-forces'; Part III. Conclusion: 1. The summing up of French voluntarism; 2. The nature of truth and its criterion; Bibliography.