If one were to choose a description that best characterizes the progressivist curriculum, it would be a. Problem solving and experience centered. b. Based on the Great Books. c. Concern for subject matter.
PHIL 110 Chapter 4 Exam STUDY Flashcards Learn Write Spell Test PLAY Match Gravity Created by kjwilcox123 Terms in this set (94) A criticism of the cosmological argument mentioned in the text is A) it seems possible that there could be an infinite series of causes.
An essential premise of the cosmological argument is the claim that everything has a cause for its existence. true false FALSE A pragmatic nonevidentialist theist and a fideist theist are most likely to give different answers to which of the yes/no questions below? A) Does God exist? B)Is objective evidence required for religious belief?
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Among other ideas, it asserts that the results of a philosophical concept are its sole significance. The subtitle, A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking, refers to the fact that pragmatism is not new. The author asserts that pragmatic ideas can be found in the thinking of predecessors ranging from Greek philosopher Aristotle (384–322 BCE) to Scottish philosopher David Hume (1711–76 CE).
Pragmatism is a method for solving metaphysical disputes. Metaphysics is the study of the meaning, structure, and principles of reality. By comparing the practical consequences of believing in one or another metaphysical theories, a person can discern which may be the better theory. Alternatively, one can learn if, in fact, the results of opposing theories might be the same. Pragmatism also defines truth as "the good" or "the expedient." In this view truth is not static but is a process that changes in space and time according to context.
While the text of Pragmatism is written primarily in third person, the author sometimes addresses the audience with the encompassing "we" and "our" pronouns and sometimes directly references himself as "I."