492 – Topics

00:03 The truth about pragmatism: identifying reality and truth, Jan 21 Sam Harris-Jordan Peterson debate on the nature of truth, pragmatic truth

09:30 In theory: two theories of truth – Correspondence theory – Coherence theory, theory vs definition, differing views of reality, pragmatic theory of truth, ideas as plans of action, morality as truth, sufficient truth, the metaphysics, Darwinism concept, survival standard

30:00 Gracious misassumptions: roots of religion, higher moral good above existence, sensualist view, experience as total existence, war over the word, facts and truth, underpinnings of pragmatic truth, person of faith’s nonacceptance of reality, pragmatism no longer a thriving movement

46:10 A certain irony: pragmatists vs pragmatists, the gender pronoun advocates, gender identity epistemological controversy, pragmatism’s contradiction, pragmatic hierarchy of truth, reason as slave to the passions, validity of knowledge, hindsight judgement

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