71. Match the following:
List-I
List-II
a. William James
1. Instrumental truth
b. G. Ryle
2. British philosopher
c. Pragmatism
3. Practical consequences
d. Bertrand Russell
4. Acquaintance
| List-I | List-II |
| a. William James | 1. Instrumental truth |
| b. G. Ryle | 2. British philosopher |
| c. Pragmatism | 3. Practical consequences |
| d. Bertrand Russell | 4. Acquaintance |
72. What is the aim of the book 'The Varieties of Religious Experience : A Study in Human Nature'?
73. Consider the following statements in the context of William James' pragmatism and mark the correct answer:
1. Universalist notion of truth is rejected.
2. Truth is contextless
3. Truth happens to an idea
1. Universalist notion of truth is rejected.
2. Truth is contextless
3. Truth happens to an idea
74. What is said to be the starting point of morality?
75. Which new dualism, is pointed by John Dewey in his book 'A Common Faith'?
76. The terminology 'pragmatics' became established in 1930s by
77. According to which one of the following Western philosophers "Truth is a subjective condition, not an objective one".
78. Which one of the following is not written by William James?
79. Pragmatism confuse the pursuit of truth with the pursuit of pleasure, this objection is raised by
80. Richard Rorty believes that for the notion of objectivity, we should substitute the idea of
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