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.
[Read more…]Pragmatism: Round 1, Fight! (Bacon, Chapter 1: Peirce and James)
I love how contested and contentious pragmatism has been — and that it’s been that way from the beginning.
[Read more…]Trump, the press, and the problem of accidental truth
Even when Trump tells the truth — miracles can happen! — the press doesn’t know what to do.
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