taro: "i think rorty's strange pragmatism gets us to a more exciting configuration but by basically going in the opposite direction (or maybe inventing a new dimension?) of what i mean in root"

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taroJan 5, 2026

the straightforward nominalism of weber and wittgenstein is refreshing relative to the theoretical confusion of analytics but its horribly thin

taroJan 5, 2026

i really do think there is more space for an enlightened pragmatism to do more, but it would look very strange to pragmatism's typical adherents

taro @taro.somber.me

i think rorty's strange pragmatism gets us to a more exciting configuration but by basically going in the opposite direction (or maybe inventing a new dimension?) of what i mean in root

January 5, 2026 at 7:22 PM

taroJan 5, 2026

still it is shocking how many people feel an affinity between empiricist and pragmatist influences, which obviously can be largely credited to dewey (despite his protests)