It is commonly supposed that the pragmatisms of Peirce and James are funda-
mentally opposed; this view is supported by the fact that in 1905 Peirce deliberately chose
a new name for his original doctrine. Yet Peirce and James were not only life-long friends
but to a surprising extent were life-long collaborators. It is true that their approaches to
philosophy were very different, reflecting their distinct personalities, with James exhibit-