The Work of Some Late-Nineteenth-Century Philosophers Known as Pragmatists and Relativists

question 4

Multiple Choice

The work of some late-nineteenth-century philosophers known as pragmatists and relativists reflected a change in Western perceptions of the world and argued that

• A) history did not support the notion of an uninterrupted chain of human progress.
• B) brain physiology did not indicate fundamental intellectual differences between men and women.
• C) Western nations had a duty to conquer "backward" peoples so as to maintain Caucasian preeminence.
• D) human understanding was contingent upon the complex and ever-changing conditions of daily existence, and therefore no theory or standard was ever definitive.

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