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Ch. 15 William James Pragmatism
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Cash VAlue
Free Will
Tender-Minded and Tough Minded
the feeling of regret
morbid-minded
Two
usefulness, the situation, or how it is being used
A moral dimension
satisfy demand
Freedom
Determinism
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Get things done, provides results
we test them against our past experiences
Tough Minded
meaningless, of no use, etc
act or consequences
Tender Minded
It serves the Will
Those that we can validate and verify or prove out through experience
healthy-minded
believe or follow what suits them
Truth
How they test out in experience
Human
What temperamental type would a skeptic fall into according to James?
According to James we accept ideas as true only after
According to James ____________ happens to an idea
Pierce said that all thinking and meaning depend on
William James thought that determinism is incompatible with our spiritual sense of ___________________
William James added ________________ to Pierces pragmatic theory
James moted that in all cultures people turn to a god (or gods) who do what?
According to james what does reason serve
James sometimes referred to the practical payoff of claims as their _______________________
James used the term '________' to refer to people who see all things as good
What are 'True' ideas according to William James
How many temperamental types did William James classify people into
To William James the belief in ______________ best serves our need for 'moral rationality'
James used the term '______' to refer to people who see life as essentially evil
What temperamental type would a rationalist fall into according to james?
According to James the essence of good is to_____________
Pierce argued that the only difference between the meaning of words are
To live at 'home' in the universe, William James believed on must:
Name the temperamental types that James classified people into
According to Pierce, if a word cannot be tied to any observable practical result then it is:s
___________ is the belief that everything that happens must happen exactly the way it does
The word 'pragmatism' comes from a Greek root meaning
Pragmatic Truth is _______ Truth
William James argued that the feeling of __________ supports belief in free will
A ________ is a belief that affects belief in such a way that it causes itself to come true

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The word 'pragmatism' comes from a Greek root meaningact or consequences
According to Pierce, if a word cannot be tied to any observable practical result then it is:smeaningless, of no use, etc
Pierce said that all thinking and meaning depend onusefulness, the situation, or how it is being used
Pierce argued that the only difference between the meaning of words areHow they test out in experience
William James added ________________ to Pierces pragmatic theoryA moral dimension
How many temperamental types did William James classify people intoTwo
What are 'True' ideas according to William JamesThose that we can validate and verify or prove out through experience
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 _______________________Cash VAlue
Name the temperamental types that James classified people intoTender-Minded and Tough Minded
What temperamental type would a rationalist fall into according to james?Tough Minded
What temperamental type would a skeptic fall into according to James?Tender Minded
According to james what does reason serveIt serves the Will
According to James ____________ happens to an ideaTruth
According to James we accept ideas as true only afterwe test them against our past experiences
Pragmatic Truth is _______ TruthHuman
___________ is the belief that everything that happens must happen exactly the way it doesDeterminism
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'Free Will
William James argued that the feeling of __________ supports belief in free willthe feeling of regret
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 goodhealthy-minded
James used the term '______' to refer to people who see life as essentially evilmorbid-minded
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 trueSelf-fulfilling prophecy