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Pragmatism

In Our Time: Philosophy

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The Difference Between a Pragmatist and a Mirror Representation View of Truth

Philosophy is a way of looking at the world that works much better than other ones. What is useful is not just on our whim to choose, says philosopher Perse Peebles. These concepts we have are tools for helping us to manipulate the world. And some work better than others - but ultimately there's only one view which will work best.

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