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Which of the following is NOT a distinguishing feature of analytic philosophy?
Which of the following is NOT a distinguishing feature of analytic philosophy?
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Analytic philosophy refers to a school of philosophy that grew in England during the early part of the twentieth century, thanks to thinkers such as Bertrand Russell and G.E. Moore. Analytical philosophy is so-called because of its focus on logical clarification, an analysis of logic itself, and the positing of logical problems. Analytical philosophy, in contrast to so-called Continental philosophy, also rejects grand sweeping philosophical systems or theories and focuses on the small details of philosophical problems.
Analytic philosophy refers to a school of philosophy that grew in England during the early part of the twentieth century, thanks to thinkers such as Bertrand Russell and G.E. Moore. Analytical philosophy is so-called because of its focus on logical clarification, an analysis of logic itself, and the positing of logical problems. Analytical philosophy, in contrast to so-called Continental philosophy, also rejects grand sweeping philosophical systems or theories and focuses on the small details of philosophical problems.
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What is the philosophical movement most closely identified with the American thinkers John Dewey, Charles Sanders Peirce, and William James?
What is the philosophical movement most closely identified with the American thinkers John Dewey, Charles Sanders Peirce, and William James?
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Charles Sanders Peirce is largely credited with developing and defining pragmatism in the late nineteenth century, and fittingly was a chemist. Pragmatists described thought not as mirroring reality, but as instead being used to fully predict and plan in problem solving. Peirce's ideas about pragmatism were picked up and built on by early-twentieth-century American thinkers like John Dewey and William James.
Charles Sanders Peirce is largely credited with developing and defining pragmatism in the late nineteenth century, and fittingly was a chemist. Pragmatists described thought not as mirroring reality, but as instead being used to fully predict and plan in problem solving. Peirce's ideas about pragmatism were picked up and built on by early-twentieth-century American thinkers like John Dewey and William James.
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Which of the following is NOT a distinguishing feature of analytic philosophy?
Which of the following is NOT a distinguishing feature of analytic philosophy?
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Analytic philosophy refers to a school of philosophy that grew in England during the early part of the twentieth century, thanks to thinkers such as Bertrand Russell and G.E. Moore. Analytical philosophy is so-called because of its focus on logical clarification, an analysis of logic itself, and the positing of logical problems. Analytical philosophy, in contrast to so-called Continental philosophy, also rejects grand sweeping philosophical systems or theories and focuses on the small details of philosophical problems.
Analytic philosophy refers to a school of philosophy that grew in England during the early part of the twentieth century, thanks to thinkers such as Bertrand Russell and G.E. Moore. Analytical philosophy is so-called because of its focus on logical clarification, an analysis of logic itself, and the positing of logical problems. Analytical philosophy, in contrast to so-called Continental philosophy, also rejects grand sweeping philosophical systems or theories and focuses on the small details of philosophical problems.
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What is the philosophical movement most closely identified with the American thinkers John Dewey, Charles Sanders Peirce, and William James?
What is the philosophical movement most closely identified with the American thinkers John Dewey, Charles Sanders Peirce, and William James?
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Charles Sanders Peirce is largely credited with developing and defining pragmatism in the late nineteenth century, and fittingly was a chemist. Pragmatists described thought not as mirroring reality, but as instead being used to fully predict and plan in problem solving. Peirce's ideas about pragmatism were picked up and built on by early-twentieth-century American thinkers like John Dewey and William James.
Charles Sanders Peirce is largely credited with developing and defining pragmatism in the late nineteenth century, and fittingly was a chemist. Pragmatists described thought not as mirroring reality, but as instead being used to fully predict and plan in problem solving. Peirce's ideas about pragmatism were picked up and built on by early-twentieth-century American thinkers like John Dewey and William James.
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Which of the following is NOT a distinguishing feature of analytic philosophy?
Which of the following is NOT a distinguishing feature of analytic philosophy?
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Analytic philosophy refers to a school of philosophy that grew in England during the early part of the twentieth century, thanks to thinkers such as Bertrand Russell and G.E. Moore. Analytical philosophy is so-called because of its focus on logical clarification, an analysis of logic itself, and the positing of logical problems. Analytical philosophy, in contrast to so-called Continental philosophy, also rejects grand sweeping philosophical systems or theories and focuses on the small details of philosophical problems.
Analytic philosophy refers to a school of philosophy that grew in England during the early part of the twentieth century, thanks to thinkers such as Bertrand Russell and G.E. Moore. Analytical philosophy is so-called because of its focus on logical clarification, an analysis of logic itself, and the positing of logical problems. Analytical philosophy, in contrast to so-called Continental philosophy, also rejects grand sweeping philosophical systems or theories and focuses on the small details of philosophical problems.
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What is the philosophical movement most closely identified with the American thinkers John Dewey, Charles Sanders Peirce, and William James?
What is the philosophical movement most closely identified with the American thinkers John Dewey, Charles Sanders Peirce, and William James?
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Charles Sanders Peirce is largely credited with developing and defining pragmatism in the late nineteenth century, and fittingly was a chemist. Pragmatists described thought not as mirroring reality, but as instead being used to fully predict and plan in problem solving. Peirce's ideas about pragmatism were picked up and built on by early-twentieth-century American thinkers like John Dewey and William James.
Charles Sanders Peirce is largely credited with developing and defining pragmatism in the late nineteenth century, and fittingly was a chemist. Pragmatists described thought not as mirroring reality, but as instead being used to fully predict and plan in problem solving. Peirce's ideas about pragmatism were picked up and built on by early-twentieth-century American thinkers like John Dewey and William James.
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Which of the following is NOT a distinguishing feature of analytic philosophy?
Which of the following is NOT a distinguishing feature of analytic philosophy?
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Analytic philosophy refers to a school of philosophy that grew in England during the early part of the twentieth century, thanks to thinkers such as Bertrand Russell and G.E. Moore. Analytical philosophy is so-called because of its focus on logical clarification, an analysis of logic itself, and the positing of logical problems. Analytical philosophy, in contrast to so-called Continental philosophy, also rejects grand sweeping philosophical systems or theories and focuses on the small details of philosophical problems.
Analytic philosophy refers to a school of philosophy that grew in England during the early part of the twentieth century, thanks to thinkers such as Bertrand Russell and G.E. Moore. Analytical philosophy is so-called because of its focus on logical clarification, an analysis of logic itself, and the positing of logical problems. Analytical philosophy, in contrast to so-called Continental philosophy, also rejects grand sweeping philosophical systems or theories and focuses on the small details of philosophical problems.
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What is the philosophical movement most closely identified with the American thinkers John Dewey, Charles Sanders Peirce, and William James?
What is the philosophical movement most closely identified with the American thinkers John Dewey, Charles Sanders Peirce, and William James?
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Charles Sanders Peirce is largely credited with developing and defining pragmatism in the late nineteenth century, and fittingly was a chemist. Pragmatists described thought not as mirroring reality, but as instead being used to fully predict and plan in problem solving. Peirce's ideas about pragmatism were picked up and built on by early-twentieth-century American thinkers like John Dewey and William James.
Charles Sanders Peirce is largely credited with developing and defining pragmatism in the late nineteenth century, and fittingly was a chemist. Pragmatists described thought not as mirroring reality, but as instead being used to fully predict and plan in problem solving. Peirce's ideas about pragmatism were picked up and built on by early-twentieth-century American thinkers like John Dewey and William James.
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