Truth as Pragmatism’s Only Hope
Although some pragmatists argue truth is malleable and constantly changing, logician Charles Sanders Peirce asserts it is our knowledge of truth that is variable, not truth itself.
The Corridor Pragmatism
What Do I Hope from Pragmatism?
Pragmatism is an uncertain and pluralistic philosophy, but its malleability and modesty make it an incredibly hope-filled approach to life.
Dewey and Rorty: Sending Pragmatist Hopes in New Directions
Contrasting with hope in a fixed or eternal order, pragmatists John Dewey and Richard Rorty connect hope to continual growth and conversation.
What Can Pragmatists Hope for in a Boundless World?
While pragmatists accept the tragic and boundless nature of a constantly changing and foundationless reality, William James offers hope in a naturalized theism.
A Wishing Stone for Dick
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.
Rortian Liberalism and the Problem of Truth
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.
Curiosity Manifold
S1E10 The Morning Drive
Things worth noticing are around us all the time, even with something as mundane and repetitive as the morning drive to work.
Damn the Absolute!
S2E03 Literature Must Be an Unsettling Force for Democracy w/ Elin Danielsen Huckerby
Contrasting with dogmatism and scientism, Elin Danielsen Huckerby believes a ‘literary culture’ gives us more fruitful ways to move democracy forward.
The Town Square
Community Supported Agriculture Isn’t Just Another Way to Get Fresh Food
Advocates of community supported agriculture believe their radical model addresses many of the problems that plague large-scale farming today.
Flourishing
Consecrated Waiting Rooms
Whether we are religious or claim no sense of the spiritual, sacred spaces help us to better confront the transient nature of existence.
It’s All a Bit Absurd
Amidst a pandemic, Albert Camus’ novel The Plague suggests that we can find courage, community, and hope while embracing the absurd.
The Power of One Idea
William James offers a way to evaluate the fruitfulness of ideas by tethering them to the common ground of lived experience.
Our Sacred-Scientific, Psychedelic Future
Fears halted research on psychotropic compounds in the 60s. The Second Psychedelic Renaissance is now validating their psychological benefits.
Can Social Technologists Solve the Atomization Problem?
To address rising atomization and alienation, we must account for radical inadequacy and experiment with more totalizing communities.
Religious Impulses
Natural Mysticism and Its Dangerous Allure
Natural mysticism focuses on awakening us from our ego-bound ordinary life to a universal oneness. But it comes with many dangers.
Wilderness Lost
Sages and Stoics
You’re Unhappy Because You Focus on What You Can’t Control
If you succeed in shifting your goals internally, you’ll be happier, because what other people do is largely beyond your control.
