According to critics of foundationalist apistemology Richard Rorty, evidence for one's beliefs can be conclusive without being necessarily conclusive or based on some indubitable principle such as Descartes 'Cogito Ergo Sum'. That is, it is sometimes legitimate to say that we 'know' something even when
A. we do not believe it
B. what we know is not based on any evidence
C. all evidence contradicts our belief
D. we might still be wrong
Answer: Option D
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According to William James, if two concepts lead us to identical consequences, what do they mean?
A. They mean two different things
B. They mean the two absurd things
C. They mean nothing
D. They mean the two same things
According to William James, the pragmatic method is to interpret each notion by
A. checking its correspondence with reality
B. examining its practical consequences
C. checking its coherence with other ideas
D. accepting it as true
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