Exam 15: The Pragmatists: Peirce and James

For Peirce, the method of authority is the only satisfactory way to fix belief.

Peirce thinks that __________ undermine(s) the method of tenacity.

For Peirce, the __________ is the only satisfactory way to fix belief.

James's notion of truth involves scientific instrumentation.

A pragmatist explicates the meaning of terms according to their use or the user's dispositions to act.

Although it aims at fixing belief, the __________ invites disagreement.

James maintains that the desire for a certain kind of truth can __________.

A pragmatist explicates the meaning of terms according to their correspondence with reality.

James thinks that one's religious belief need not be supported by verifiable evidence.

A momentous option is a an option that reflects alternatives that could possibly be actualized.

The __________ is a method of fixing belief whereby one uses independent measures, fundamental hypotheses about the world and about the human condition.

The method of authority is based on our natural propensity to __________.

James's notion of truth involves __________.

For James, a __________ is a true choice between opposing beliefs.

Pragmatism is an American strain of __________ thought.

__________ is the view that we are justified in believing something only if it is supported by evidence.

Fallibilism is a(n) __________ thesis.

James thinks that belief in God is dependent on evidence.

__________ is the view that our claims to knowledge may turn out to be false.

According to Peirce, a true belief is one that __________.