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1

Which of the following philosophers is not considered a pragmatist?
A)Locke
B)Dewey
C)James
D)Peirce
2

How does Peirce interpret the meaning of a concept?
A)as an inner mental state
B)as a kind of ghostly "halo" attaching to a word
C)in terms of our interactions with the world and the publicly observable ways that the world responds
D)in terms of reference to an unchanging, eternal Universal/Form
3

Which of the following expresses James' account of true beliefs?
A)True beliefs are those that survive the test of radical methodological skepticism.
B)True beliefs are those that have practical cash value.
C)True beliefs are those whose elements we can trace back to impressions in sense experience.
D)True beliefs are those that correspond to the objective features of reality.
4

What phrase does Dewey substitute for the word "truth"?
A)epistemic value
B)personal meaningfulness
C)logical validity
D)warranted assertibility
5

Which of the following best captures the reason Dewey labels his perspective "instrumentalism"?
A)He sees beliefs as tools or instruments for dealing with everyday situations.
B)He claims we should accept only those beliefs that have been verified by strict scientific measurement.
C)He judges beliefs only according to their aesthetic value.
D)He sees beliefs as tools or instruments for progressing ever closer to a single, contextless grasp of the nature of ultimate reality.





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