Pragmatism, A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking is a book by American psychologist and philosopher William James. This book is the collection of the lectures that were delivered at the Lowell Institute in Boston in November and December, 1906, and in January, 1907, at Columbia University, in New York. In this work, the author focuses on his belief in pragmatism, which is considered to be the ability to foresee practical consequences or real effects as vital components of meaning as well as truth.
《实用主义：一些旧思想方法的新名称》对实用主义作了清晰透彻的说明，称得上是整个实用主义运动的纲领性文献。而实用主义从其出现之时，就开始深刻影响了美国思想界，造就了美国气质，对社会、政治和经济发展起到了难以估量的引导作用，从一定程度上成就了美国在20世纪直至今日的世界领先地位，并进而影响整个世界。