Is There a Difference Between Pluralists and Pragmatists?

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i think the pragmatist is just going to be temporamentally more prone to be humble in there the way they approach problems. If you're pluralists, are probably going to be more charitable in understanding of different perspectives even ones that you reject. The belief that you should exterminate people is just as good as the belief that youshould try to save them. Really, a gradually ashes a gols point of view.

David and Tamler take their first real look at pragmatism via Richard Rorty’s “Solidarity or Objectivity.” Can we discover facts about the world as it “really is,” independent of our own culturally influenced methods of inquiry? If not, does that make us relativists? Is David right about pragamatism being an ass-backward approach to scientific truth, or is he just a pragmatist who’s not ready to admit that to himself? Plus, does "The Little Mermaid" have to be white? What about Clark Kent? And we select the topic finalists for our Patreon listener selected episode.