{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 18 - Pragmatically Speaking","description":"In this episode I give a very introductory opening to the idea of Pragmatism; the first American philosophy. I have come to think about Pragmatism and it's relationship to Liberalism by its adherence to reality and practical, real world effects. For this introduction, I discuss some of the lectures of Pragmatism by the great psychologist and philosopher William James. Some of the points I discuss in this episode are: - How Pragmatism was the first philosophy given to the world by American thinkers - Pragmatism - what do you practically mean? - Layer of analysis and materialism as a basis for it but not always the most interesting part of it - The truth as utility at not merely as principle - How Pragmatism is a reality based philosophy that shifts the onus and responsibility of decision making and question asking back onto individual people Here is a link to all eight lectures if you are interested: https:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/files\/5116\/5116-h\/5116-h.htm ","author_name":"Really True Fiction","author_url":"http:\/\/reallytruefiction.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/20146745\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/109320194"}