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Getting oriented: the arc of pragmatism (Bacon, Preface and Introduction)

06.03.2020 by Greg Kemble // Leave a Comment

Rodin's "The Thinker"
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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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Categories // Notes and Thoughts on Pragmatism, Prattle Tags // charles sanders peirce, john dewey, jurgen habermas, michael bacon, notes and thoughts, ntp-mb, philosophy, postmodernism, pragmatism, william james

Post-truth pragmatism: When “what works” stops working

02.27.2020 by Greg Kemble // Leave a Comment

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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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What I’m reading (and teaching): McIntyre’s Post-Truth

07.30.2018 by Greg Kemble // 1 Comment

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I’m more nervous than usual about the upcoming semester.

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