Well, I agree that there are some obscurantist Pragmatists. Rorty drives me bonkers.
But is there an Obscurantist movement? For that matter, are their Despair-ists? Watching Boris Johnson manoeuver is a wonderful lesson concerning the degree to which people and power can (and cannot) actually alter truth. Nick Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology Clark University <http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/> http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ From: Friam [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marcus Daniels Sent: Friday, November 08, 2019 12:51 PM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] capitalism vs. individualism Be fair Nick, what about capital O, Obscurantism? From: Friam <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > on behalf of Nick Thompson <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Reply-To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Date: Friday, November 8, 2019 at 11:46 AM To: 'The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group' <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] capitalism vs. individualism Please note the capital P. N Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology Clark University http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ From: Friam [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steven A Smith Sent: Friday, November 08, 2019 12:45 PM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] capitalism vs. individualism The answer to “everything is interpretation” is not obscurantism or despair. It’s Pragmatism. Well said Nick.
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