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Pragmatism in Philosophical InquiryFunctionally Contextual Pragmatism

Pragmatism in Philosophical Inquiry: Functionally Contextual Pragmatism [Philosophers do not have the term “pragmatism” to themselves. It has a characteristic and long-established usage in relation to political matters. Someone is “pragmatic” in political affairs when they are willing to forego what they might ideally want for the sake of achieving something superior to what they have. In being politically pragmatic one is prepared “to settle for half a loaf” by accepting an achievable improvement rather than insisting upon a maximally desirable outcome. Realizing that the best can become the enemy of the good the pragmatic politician accepts a realizable improvement at the piece of at the cost of forsaking a potentially unattainable ideality, accepting the duckling in hand rather than striving for the peacock in the offing.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Pragmatism in Philosophical InquiryFunctionally Contextual Pragmatism

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Springer International Publishing
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978-3-319-30902-6
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10.1007/978-3-319-30903-3_1
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[Philosophers do not have the term “pragmatism” to themselves. It has a characteristic and long-established usage in relation to political matters. Someone is “pragmatic” in political affairs when they are willing to forego what they might ideally want for the sake of achieving something superior to what they have. In being politically pragmatic one is prepared “to settle for half a loaf” by accepting an achievable improvement rather than insisting upon a maximally desirable outcome. Realizing that the best can become the enemy of the good the pragmatic politician accepts a realizable improvement at the piece of at the cost of forsaking a potentially unattainable ideality, accepting the duckling in hand rather than striving for the peacock in the offing.]

Published: May 25, 2016

Keywords: Philosophical Pragmatism; Pragmatic Dimension; Pragmatic Conception; Realistic Pragmatism; Italian Philosopher

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