This chapter was hard to work through, for any number of reasons—mostly, I think, because it wasn’t directly related to my question. It was mostly historical, though the bridge between Peirce and Rorty is relevant and important.
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Pragmatism and democracy (Bacon, Chapter 2: Dewey)
Of the first wave of pragmatists — Peirce, James, and Dewey — Dewey spoke most explicitly about democracy, putting him at the heart of my inquiry about pragmatism and ethics in a post-truth world.
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Pragmatism: Round 1, Fight! (Bacon, Chapter 1: Peirce and James)
Photo by Random Sky on Unsplash I love how contested and contentious pragmatism has been — and that it’s been that way from the beginning.
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Getting oriented: the arc of pragmatism (Bacon, Preface and Introduction)
Photo by Valentin B. Kremer on Unsplash It’s been awhile since I’ve spent much time with philosophy. It feels equal parts strange and good to be back.
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Post-truth pragmatism: When “what works” stops working
Photo by Kumiko SHIMIZU on Unsplash For the most part, a loosely defined pragmatism has helped me make sense of the world fairly well. But in this “post-truth” era — including, but not limited to, Trump and his enablers — I’ve been feeling the need to think more rigorously.
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