What do you mean by a Pragmatic paradox?
A. A statement which although self-consistent, is such that the act of making it shows it to be contradictory
B. A statement which inconsistent and the making act shows it as false
C. A statement which, although self-consistent, is such that the act of making it shows it to be false
D. None of these
Answer: Option C
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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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