William James argues that the validation of an idea refers to
A. the idea's deductive quality
B. the idea's practical consequences
C. the idea's eternal truth value
D. the knower's states of mind
Answer: Option B
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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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