Question 1

The first expression of pragmatism appears in the work of C. S. Peirce.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is not a tender-minded trait?

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A)   Fatalistic
B)   Religious
C)   Monistic
D)   Idealistic

Question 3

James was affiliated with Harvard for all his professional life.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

James called on individuals to be consciously responsible for their lives.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Pragmatism is a male philosophy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

James saw pragmatism primarily as a collection of truths.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

How do the views of James and Peirce differ? Which do you think is the most persuasive and why?

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The views of William James and Charles P...

Question 8

James referred to theories as "conceptual shorthand."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

William James was a pragmatist.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Is science any more objective than religion, according to James? What implications might his view have for current discussions on teaching creationism in science classes? Do you agree with James here?

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According to William James, science is n...

Question 11

What is "pragmatic truth"?

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A)   Human truth
B)   Empirical truth
C)   Subjective value
D)   Objective value

Question 12

Much of James' work is couched in feminine terms.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What did James believe we have a basic obligation to do?

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A)   Be egoistic
B)   Be utilitarians
C)   Maximize satisfactions
D)   Maximize frustrations

Question 14

For James, truth is always

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A)   clear
B)   personal
C)   difficult
D)   pleasant

Question 15

Pragmatism is a rationalist philosophy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which philosophical approach contradicts itself?

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A)   pragmatism
B)   pragmaticism
C)   strict relativism
D)   act utilitarianism

Question 17

Do you believe that you have free will? Justify your view, taking into account the arguments of both James and Stace as you do so.

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I believe that I have free will, and I w...

Question 18

Peirce advocated pragmaticism.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

James used pragmatism to reject religion.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Who did James think had historically dominated philosophy?

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A)   Pragmatists
B)   Empiricists
C)   Moderates
D)   Extremists

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