Ep. 349: Rorty’s Pluralistic Pragmatism (Part Two)

Subscribe to get parts 1 and 2 of this now, ad-free, plus tons of bonus content. Continuing on Richard Rorty's Pragmatism As Anti-Authoritarianism, ch. 1, "Pragmatism and Religion" and 2, "Pragmatism as Romantic Polytheism." Rorty evaluates past pragmatists' approaches to religion, arguing contra James that it can't be "privatized," that democratic social goals involve shared rationality, which means that all of our beliefs are open to the judgment of our peers. Sponsors: Apply for convenient term life insurance from Fabric by Gerber Life at meetfabric.com/PEL. Give online therapy a try at BetterHelp.com/partially and get 10% off your first month. The post Ep. 349: Rorty’s Pluralistic Pragmatism (Part Two) first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.