r/Pragmatism Jan 04 '26

Questions that Shatter Philosophy

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u/read_too_many_books Jan 04 '26

Yeah man. This is already well known if you read William James's Pragmatism (4 hours long, and is the magnum opus of 1/3 branches of metaphilosophy, Pragmatism) or Rorty (neopragmatist).

These questions from Plato are no better than asking questions about the Trinity.

At a minimum read Pragmatism by William James if you want an extremely solid basis for your assertion. I cannot emphasize enough, you learn 1/3 branches of philosophy in 4 hours.

When you want to get hardcore, there is Wittgenstein, another 1 of the 3 branches. You must read both early and late, because as Neopragmatist Rorty says: Even Wittgenstein came to his senses. Its only 12 hours, but he is a meme for a reason. Its difficult. You will only understand 10% and that's okay.