Archive for “Tara Smith”
60 min. The Menace of Pragmatism: How Aversion to Principle Is Destroying America
Recorded December 8, 2008—Shouldn’t we be pragmatic?
While Americans disagree vehemently about all manner of moral and political issues, beneath that disagreement rests the shared presumption that the way forward is always through moderation and compromise. In intellectual method—i.e., in our way of addressing problems and disagreements—Americans are united as pragmatists. Contrary to pragmatism’s image of reason and practical good sense, however, pragmatic methodology is actually self-destructive.
Entries (RSS)