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The word 'pragmatism' comes from a Greek root meaning
The word 'pragmatism' comes from a Greek root meaning
act or consequences
According to Pierce, if a word cannot be tied to any observable practical result then it is:s
According to Pierce, if a word cannot be tied to any observable practical result then it is:s
meaningless, of no use, etc
Pierce said that all thinking and meaning depend on
Pierce said that all thinking and meaning depend on
usefulness, the situation, or how it is being used
Pierce argued that the only difference between the meaning of words are
Pierce argued that the only difference between the meaning of words are
How they test out in experience
William James added ________________ to Pierces pragmatic theory
William James added ________________ to Pierces pragmatic theory
A moral dimension
How many temperamental types did William James classify people into
How many temperamental types did William James classify people into
Two
What are 'True' ideas according to William James
What are 'True' ideas according to William James
Those that we can validate and verify or prove out through experience
To live at 'home' in the universe, William James believed on must:
To live at 'home' in the universe, William James believed on must:
believe or follow what suits them
James sometimes referred to the practical payoff of claims as their _______________________
James sometimes referred to the practical payoff of claims as their _______________________
Cash VAlue
Name the temperamental types that James classified people into
Name the temperamental types that James classified people into
Tender-Minded and Tough Minded
What temperamental type would a rationalist fall into according to james?
What temperamental type would a rationalist fall into according to james?
Tough Minded
What temperamental type would a skeptic fall into according to James?
What temperamental type would a skeptic fall into according to James?
Tender Minded
According to james what does reason serve
According to james what does reason serve
It serves the Will
According to James ____________ happens to an idea
According to James ____________ happens to an idea
Truth
According to James we accept ideas as true only after
According to James we accept ideas as true only after
we test them against our past experiences
Pragmatic Truth is _______ Truth
Pragmatic Truth is _______ Truth
Human
___________ is the belief that everything that happens must happen exactly the way it does
___________ is the belief that everything that happens must happen exactly the way it does
Determinism
William James thought that determinism is incompatible with our spiritual sense of ___________________
William James thought that determinism is incompatible with our spiritual sense of ___________________
Freedom
To William James the belief in ______________ best serves our need for 'moral rationality'
To William James the belief in ______________ best serves our need for 'moral rationality'
Free Will
William James argued that the feeling of __________ supports belief in free will
William James argued that the feeling of __________ supports belief in free will
the feeling of regret
James moted that in all cultures people turn to a god (or gods) who do what?
James moted that in all cultures people turn to a god (or gods) who do what?
Get things done, provides results
James used the term '________' to refer to people who see all things as good
James used the term '________' to refer to people who see all things as good
healthy-minded
James used the term '______' to refer to people who see life as essentially evil
James used the term '______' to refer to people who see life as essentially evil
morbid-minded
According to James the essence of good is to_____________
According to James the essence of good is to_____________
satisfy demand
A ________ is a belief that affects belief in such a way that it causes itself to come true
A ________ is a belief that affects belief in such a way that it causes itself to come true
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Explain what James meant when he claimed that a religious orientation is more effective than a nonreligious one.
Explain what James meant when he claimed that a religious orientation is more effective than a nonreligious one.
James believed a religious orientation is more effective than a non-religious one because it encompasses more. Profound religious (rebirth) experience makes it possible to be morally decent and happy.
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