In the light of William James, which of the following is not a correct statement?
A. Life demands a response-'forced options'
B. False ideas are those that we cannot verify
C. Theories are only man-made language, in which we write our reports of nature
D. True ideas cannot be validated
Answer: Option D
Related Questions on Recent Western Philosophy
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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