Exam 15: The Pragmatists: Peirce and James

According to James, the method of science is the only acceptable way to fix a belief.

According to James, religion says essentially two things: __________ and __________.

James repudiates __________.

A __________ option is unavoidable.

According to James, a __________ option is an option that reflects alternatives that could possibly be actualized.

James says that a genuine option is __________.

According to James, answers to moral questions must always await sensible proof.

James thinks our passional nature must decide "a genuine option that cannot by its nature be decided on intellectual grounds."

James asserts that, absent evidence but confronted with a genuine option, we have the right to let our __________ nature decide.