Consider given Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and then mark the correct option as given below.
Assertion (A) "The test of truth is its practical consequences".
Reason (R) Pragmatism determines the truth or falsity of propositions according as they do or do not fulfil our purpose.
A. Both A and R are correct and R provides a correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are false
C. A is true and R is false and R does not provide correct explanation of A
D. A is false and R is true and R provides incorrect explanation of A
Answer: Option A
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A. pragmatism
B. coherence theory
C. correspondence theory
D. None of these
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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