Good work on your post! Helen B. Mitchell says, "What is real, according to the pragmatic theory of truth, is what works. Thus, pragmatists care more about results than theories; something is true, they say, if it makes a difference, if its power to explain clarifies our understanding and changes our lives" (278). Consider the example of atomic theory--the view that material objects are all ultimately composed of atoms. Does the belief in atoms pass the pragmatic test of truth? If so, how so? If not, why not?
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Mitchell, Helen B. (2014). Roots of Wisdom: A Tapestry of Philosophical Traditions, 7th Edition. Cengage Learning. VitalBook file.
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