The Pragmatist Theory of Truth, Solidarity or Objectivity

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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.

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.