LECTURE 7.2: JAMES

Question 1

He is from New York, USA ; educated by tutors at private schools. ; MD degree from Harvard University but never practiced; taught anatomy and physiology, psychology.

Answer 1

William James

Question 2

At what age did James die due to heart failure?

Answer 2

68 years old

Question 3

Timeline of William James

Answer 3

1842 - 1910

Question 4

“The truth of an idea is not a stagnant property inherent in it. Truth _____ to an idea.”

Answer 4

happens

Question 5

“The ____, to put it briefly, is only the expedient in the way of our thinking, just as the _____ is only the expedient in the way of ourbehaving.”

Answer 5

true ; right

Question 6

“Meanwhile, we have to live today by what ______ we can get today, and be ready tomorrow to call it _________.”

Answer 6

truth ; falsehood

Question 7

“What do _______ and _________ pragmatically mean? They again signify certain ________ __________ of the verified and validated idea.”

Answer 7

verification ; validation ; practical consequences

Question 8

“Grant an idea to be true, what concrete difference will its being true make in anyone’s actual life? …. What, in short, is the truth’s _______ ________ in experiential terms.”

Answer 8

cash value