The Pragmatic Truth of Existentialism
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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Pragmatism
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.
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The Dude Abides: Pragmatism as an Alternative to Deontology and Nihilism
Stuck in the conflict between two worldviews, the Dude offers a pragmatic third way forward for the postmodern world.
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Truth Is Not Absolute, but That Which Works
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 James and Charles Peirce, argue that the best we can do is to hold to that which works.
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