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The Philosophical Journey, 2/e
William Lawhead, The University of Mississippi
The Search for Knowledge
Rethinking the Western Tradition: Pragmatism
Essay Quiz
1
Indicate some of the differences in overall perspective among the central pragmatist figures (Peirce, James, and Dewey).
2
Discuss the basis for the pragmatists' rejection of the spectator theory of knowledge and the correspondence theory of truth.
3
Briefly describe and then evaluate James' pragmatic theory of truth.
4
Contrast the attitudes toward relativism held by Peirce, James, and Dewey.
5
Explain why you do or don't accept pragmatism as the most plausible epistemological theory.
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