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Saturday, June 18, 2022

An interview with Cornel West on American pragmatism - Vox

As William James said, pragmatism is a house with many rooms. And there's a Rortian room. And that Rortian room is that of a Cold War liberal who's concerned about getting beyond the subjectivism and the solipsism of Descartes. It's all about a move toward community. And community for him was all about solidarity. We begin with a "we," not an "I." That's pragmatism…

https://www.vox.com/2022/6/5/23143285/vox-conversations-cornel-west-american-pragmatism

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