This philosopher wrote a work discussing two groups of people who agree on a common statement but argue over what “agreement” and “reality” mean. This philosopher’s lecture “The Dilemma of Determinism” first defined the terms “hard determinism” and “soft determinism.” Another lecture by this philosopher defends hypothesis venturing’s ability to make evidence become available only under a certain state and defines the difference between (*) “living” and “dead” options. That lecture by this philosopher refutes W. K. Clifford’s namesake principle to defend religious faith. A work by this philosopher says we must consider the “cash value” of statements and uses the example of a person walking around a squirrel on a tree to explain the namesake ”method” of a school including C. S. Peirce. For 10 points each, name this American philosopher of the lecture “The Will to Believe” and the book Pragmatism. ■END■
ANSWER: William James
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