Nick Gall
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While the poet’s goal is to put imaginative notions into another person’s head, ironists instead seek to change themselves.
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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.

