Imagine that a social reformer came up with a logically sound theory that proved raising minimum wage would help society. Would William James accept this idea?

William James was a pragmatist: he judged an idea by its practical consequences and experience, not by logical argument alone. So even a logically sound theory about raising the minimum wage would not persuade him unless there was solid evidence that the policy actually helped society. The best answer is “Not without solid evidence that it worked.”

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