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The philosophical journals the world over are just now brimming with discussion of pragmatism. The number of Leonardo [work] came to me today has some excellent observations on the subject by Giovanni [Papini?]. Yesterday brought news of some disenssions on the subject in New Zealand. Often, however, one comes across glib remakrs that betray complete misunderstandings of this new ingredient of the thought of our time; and I am glad to accept an invitation form the Nation to explain what it really is, how it came in to being, and what it is expected to lead to. A philosophical doctrine which should be completely new could hardly fail to prove completely false; and the beginnings of pragmastism may be traced back almost as far as one with Kanh picked up the method from Kerkeley, onan impcomparable master of it. Locke's Essay [on carrying?] [?] understanding [?] [?] to remember this