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Pragmatic Genuine Philosophy<br><br>Pragmatism is a philosophical system that focuses on the experience and context. It may not have an enlightened ethical framework or fundamental principles. This can lead to an absence of idealistic goals or a radical changes.<br><br>Unlike deflationary theories of truth, pragmatic theories of truth do not deny the notion that statements correlate to the state of affairs. They simply explain the roles that truth plays in our daily endeavors.<br><br>Definition<br><br>Pragmatic is a term that is used to describe things or people that are practical, logical, and sensible. It is often contrasted with idealistic which refers to a person or concept that is based on ideals or principles of high quality. A pragmatic person looks at the real-world conditions and circumstances when making decisions, and is focused on what is realistically accomplished, rather than trying to achieve the best possible outcome.<br><br>Pragmatism is a new philosophical movement that emphasizes the importance of practical implications in determining meaning, truth or value. It is a third option to the dominant continental and analytic philosophical traditions. It was developed by Charles Sanders Peirce, William James, and Josiah Royce, pragmatism developed into two opposing streams of thought, one that tended towards relativism, the other towards realist thought.<br><br>One of the most important problems in pragmatism is the nature of truth. While many pragmatists agree that truth is a key concept, they differ on what it means and how it is used in practice. One method, heavily influenced by Peirce & James, concentrates on how people resolve issues and make assertions, and focuses on the speech-acts and justification projects language-users use in determining whether something is true. One approach, influenced Rorty's followers, concentrates more on the mundane functions of truth, like its ability to generalize, praise and caution, and is less concerned with an elaborate theory of truth.<br><br>The main flaw of this neo-pragmatic view of truth is that it flirts with relativism, since the notion of "truth" is a concept with such a long and rich tradition that it seems unlikely that it could be reduced to the mundane purposes that pragmatists give it. In addition, pragmatism seems to dismiss the existence of truth in its metaphysical sense. This is evident in the fact that pragmatists such as Brandom (who is owed an obligation to Peirce and James) are largely in silence on metaphysical questions and Dewey's lengthy writings have only one reference to the question of truth.<br><br>Purpose<br><br>Pragmatism is a philosophy that aims to provide an alternative to the continental and analytic tradition of philosophy. Charles Sanders Peirce, William James and their Harvard colleague Josiah Royce (1860-1916) were the first to introduce it's first generation. These classical pragmatists focused on the concept of meaning and inquiry, and the nature of truth. Their influence was felt by a number influential American thinkers, including John Dewey (1860-1952), who applied their theories to education and social improvement in different dimensions. Jane Addams (1860-1935), who founded social work was also a beneficiary of this influence.<br><br>In recent years the new generation has given pragmatism a new platform for discussion. Many of these neopragmatists are not classical pragmatists however they believe that they belong to the same tradition. Robert Brandom is their main model. He focuses his research on the philosophy and semantics of language but also draws inspiration from the philosophy of Peirce, James, and others.<br><br>Neopragmatists have an entirely different conception of what it takes for an idea to be real. The classical pragmatists focused on a concept called 'truth-functionality,' which states that an idea is genuinely true if it is useful in practice. The neo-pragmatists instead insist on the notion of 'ideal warranted assertibility' which says that an idea is genuinely true if a claim about it is justified in a particular way to a specific audience.<br><br>There are however some issues with this perspective. It is often criticized as being used to support illogical and ridiculous theories. 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The defenders of pragmatism have had to grapple with a number of objections that are as old as the pragmatic theory itself, yet have received greater exposure in recent years. Some of them include the notion that pragmatism doesn't work when applied to moral issues and that its claim to "what works" is nothing more than relativism with an unpolished appearance.<br><br>Methods<br><br>Peirce's epistemological approach included a practical explanation. Peirce saw it as a way to undermine false metaphysical ideas like the Catholic understanding transubstantiation and Cartesian certainty searching strategies in epistemology.<br><br>The Pragmatic Maxim, according to many modern pragmatists, is considered to be the best one can expect from a theoretical framework about truth. They generally avoid the deflationist theories of truth that require verification before they are valid. They advocate a different approach they refer to as "pragmatic explanation". This involves explaining how a concept is used in the real world and identifying the conditions that must be met in order to accept the concept as true.<br><br>This approach is often criticized as a form relativism. It is less extreme than deflationist alternatives, and is an effective method of getting past some the relativist theories of reality's issues.<br><br>As a result, a variety of liberatory philosophical projects - like those relating to eco-feminism, feminism, Native American philosophy and Latin American philosophy - are now looking to the pragmatist tradition as guidance. Moreover, many philosophers of the analytic tradition (such as Quine) have adopted pragmatism with a level of enthusiasm that Dewey himself was unable to attain.<br><br>It is important to recognize that pragmatism, though rich in history, also has some serious flaws. Particularly, pragmatism fails to provide any real test of truth, and it is a failure when applied to moral questions.<br><br>Quine, Wilfrid Solars and other pragmatists have also critiqued the philosophy. However it has been reclaimed from obscurity by a wide variety of philosophers, including Richard Rorty, Cornel West and Robert Brandom. Although these philosophers aren't classical pragmatists, they do owe a great deal to the philosophy of pragmatism and draw on the work of Peirce, James and Wittgenstein in their writings. Their works are worth reading for those interested in this philosophy movement.
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