Pragmatism
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Contrasting with hope in a fixed or eternal order, pragmatists John Dewey and Richard Rorty connect hope to continual growth and conversation.
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While pragmatists accept the tragic and boundless nature of a constantly changing and foundationless reality, William James offers hope in a naturalized theism.
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A long-time friend and former student of the eminent pragmatist philosopher Richard Bernstein reflects on her mentor’s commitment to pluralism and love of children.
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In defending liberalism, the philosopher Richard Rorty argues that there is no difference—in practice—between aiming at justification and aiming at something more called truth.
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With culture wars focusing more on the nature of truth, the time is ripe to consider the connection between pragmatism and existentialism.
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William James offers a way to evaluate the fruitfulness of ideas by tethering them to the common ground of lived experience.
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Stuck in the conflict between two worldviews, the Dude offers a pragmatic third way forward for the postmodern world.
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A common view of truth aims for that which corresponds with reality. Left with nothing but our own interpretations of the world, Pragmatists, like William…