
Episode 245: Pragmatically Speaking
Very Bad Wizards
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The Pragmatist Theory of Truth, Solidarity or Objectivity
i found it hard to figure out what a pragmatic theory even was, or what it was a theory of. I think that this actually does a good job of defending something like a reasonable pragmatist. As i got to understanding it, though, i'm pretty sure that i disagree strongly with what he's saying. Not in a way that makes me hate what he's Saying. But when we read the will to believe by james and his his flavor of pragmatism, i found sort of almos just really objectionable, and may be even incoherent.
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