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The Arguments against Pragmatism

Description: This quiz will test your understanding of the arguments against pragmatism, a philosophical theory that emphasizes the practical consequences of beliefs and actions as the primary criterion for their truth or value.
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What is the central idea of pragmatism?

  1. Truth is determined by its practical consequences.

  2. Truth is determined by its coherence with other beliefs.

  3. Truth is determined by its correspondence with reality.

  4. Truth is determined by its subjective experience.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Pragmatism emphasizes the practical consequences of beliefs and actions as the primary criterion for their truth or value.

Who is considered the founder of pragmatism?

  1. William James

  2. Charles Sanders Peirce

  3. John Dewey

  4. F. C. S. Schiller

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Charles Sanders Peirce is generally considered the founder of pragmatism, although William James and John Dewey are also important figures in the movement.

What is the main criticism of pragmatism?

  1. It is too subjective.

  2. It is too relativistic.

  3. It is too focused on practical consequences.

  4. It is too skeptical.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

One of the main criticisms of pragmatism is that it is too relativistic, meaning that it allows for too many different and conflicting truths.

How does pragmatism respond to the criticism that it is too relativistic?

  1. It argues that there is only one true reality.

  2. It argues that truth is determined by the community of inquirers.

  3. It argues that truth is determined by the individual's experience.

  4. It argues that truth is determined by the practical consequences of beliefs and actions.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Pragmatism responds to the criticism that it is too relativistic by arguing that truth is determined by the community of inquirers, rather than by the individual's experience or the practical consequences of beliefs and actions.

What is the difference between pragmatism and instrumentalism?

  1. Pragmatism emphasizes the practical consequences of beliefs and actions, while instrumentalism emphasizes the usefulness of beliefs and actions.

  2. Pragmatism emphasizes the truth of beliefs and actions, while instrumentalism emphasizes their value.

  3. Pragmatism emphasizes the individual's experience, while instrumentalism emphasizes the community of inquirers.

  4. Pragmatism emphasizes the practical consequences of beliefs and actions, while instrumentalism emphasizes the coherence of beliefs and actions.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Pragmatism emphasizes the practical consequences of beliefs and actions, while instrumentalism emphasizes the usefulness of beliefs and actions.

Which of the following is a key figure in the development of pragmatism?

  1. Immanuel Kant

  2. John Locke

  3. David Hume

  4. Charles Sanders Peirce

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Charles Sanders Peirce is considered one of the key figures in the development of pragmatism.

What is the main idea behind the 'verification theory of meaning'?

  1. The meaning of a statement is determined by its truth conditions.

  2. The meaning of a statement is determined by its practical consequences.

  3. The meaning of a statement is determined by its coherence with other statements.

  4. The meaning of a statement is determined by its subjective experience.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The verification theory of meaning states that the meaning of a statement is determined by its truth conditions.

How does pragmatism respond to the criticism that it is too subjective?

  1. It argues that there is only one true reality.

  2. It argues that truth is determined by the community of inquirers.

  3. It argues that truth is determined by the individual's experience.

  4. It argues that truth is determined by the practical consequences of beliefs and actions.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Pragmatism responds to the criticism that it is too subjective by arguing that truth is determined by the community of inquirers, rather than by the individual's experience or the practical consequences of beliefs and actions.

What is the main idea behind the 'coherence theory of truth'?

  1. Truth is determined by its practical consequences.

  2. Truth is determined by its coherence with other beliefs.

  3. Truth is determined by its correspondence with reality.

  4. Truth is determined by its subjective experience.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The coherence theory of truth states that truth is determined by its coherence with other beliefs.

Which of the following is a key figure in the development of pragmatism?

  1. Immanuel Kant

  2. John Locke

  3. David Hume

  4. William James

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

William James is considered one of the key figures in the development of pragmatism.

What is the main idea behind the 'correspondence theory of truth'?

  1. Truth is determined by its practical consequences.

  2. Truth is determined by its coherence with other beliefs.

  3. Truth is determined by its correspondence with reality.

  4. Truth is determined by its subjective experience.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The correspondence theory of truth states that truth is determined by its correspondence with reality.

Which of the following is a key figure in the development of pragmatism?

  1. Immanuel Kant

  2. John Locke

  3. David Hume

  4. John Dewey

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

John Dewey is considered one of the key figures in the development of pragmatism.

What is the main idea behind the 'deflationary theory of truth'?

  1. Truth is determined by its practical consequences.

  2. Truth is determined by its coherence with other beliefs.

  3. Truth is determined by its correspondence with reality.

  4. Truth is not a property of statements.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The deflationary theory of truth states that truth is not a property of statements.

Which of the following is a key figure in the development of pragmatism?

  1. Immanuel Kant

  2. John Locke

  3. David Hume

  4. F. C. S. Schiller

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

F. C. S. Schiller is considered one of the key figures in the development of pragmatism.

What is the main idea behind the 'performative theory of truth'?

  1. Truth is determined by its practical consequences.

  2. Truth is determined by its coherence with other beliefs.

  3. Truth is determined by its correspondence with reality.

  4. Truth is determined by the speaker's intention.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The performative theory of truth states that truth is determined by the speaker's intention.

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