The view that "Beliefs are the most natural and most metaphysical of all things; knowledge is the practical outgrowth of beliefs and beliefs modify and shape reality" is held by which one of the following philosophers?
A. John Dewey
B. Kant
C. Descartes
D. Aristotle
Answer: Option A
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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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