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The Philosophical Journey, 2/e
William Lawhead, The University of Mississippi
The Search for Knowledge
Rethinking the Western Tradition: Pragmatism

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is a philosophy that stresses the intimate relation between thought and action by defining the meaning of our conceptions in terms of the practical effects we associate with them and the truth of our beliefs in terms of how successfully they guide our actions.
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The theory of knowledge pictures the mind as a mirror detached from practical involvement with the world.
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The pragmatists specifically target the theory of truth for criticism.
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The position that all our knowledge is tentative and subject to revision is known as .
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William James defines a true belief as one that has " value."








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