According to Robert Craig, which of the following traditions "orients to practical problems and evaluates ideas according to their usefulness rather than by an absolute standard of truth"?

A) a spiritual tradition
B) the ethical tradition
C) a pragmatist tradition
D) the critical tradition


Ans: C) a pragmatist tradition

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