[MD] Two flavors of Pragmatism

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Hey Dave,
Thank you for offering a conversation and a mighty interesting topic. To me,
to call yourself a "pragmatist" is to assert the primacy of experience in any
explanation, but, since analytic philosophy has enjoyed quite a bit of popularity
and has come to be known as the subject of "Philosophy" in some circles, I can 
understand how one understands the term "truth" as a compliment paid to 
assertions but that explanation still does not address the "why" or the 
"what for". Why do we pay homage to clarity? why is clarity "good"?
Why the compliment?
Hildebrant said :
[Ron]Today I raise a simple question: which term, “experience" or “language,” best
expresses the central motivation of pragmatism? Which would you choose?
Something about the choice 
—and why? What are the stakes?
It is interesting to note how this work is a response to analytic conceptions of "truth" in fact it seems
to be a reaction to the reaction to the concept of the analytic meaning of "truth statements" and to be able
to call yourself a Pragmatist at all you hold experience as primary to language, a real rant at what he seems
to be painting as a reactionary response for the most part. Have not read it all the way through yet but it's
interesting reading so far. Thanxs for the the pdf.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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From: david buchanan <dmbuchanan at hotmail.com>
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Subject: [MD] Two flavors of Pragmatism



Matt Kundert might appreciate this...  “Experience or Language? Choosing Pragmatism's Central Motive” by David L. Hildebrand. 

Can you guess which kind Pirsig would like best?

http://www.nordprag.org/papers/epc1/Hildebrand.pdf                         
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matters—and perhaps we should choose. But which term