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:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Marcus Daniels Sent: Friday, November 08, 2019 12:51 PM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <friam@redfish.com> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] capitalism vs. individualism Be fair Nick, what about capital O, Obscurantism? From: Friam <friam-boun...@redfish.com <mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com> > on behalf of Nick Thompson <nickthomp...@earthlink.net <mailto:nickthomp...@earthlink.net> > Reply-To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <friam@redfish.com <mailto:friam@redfish.com> > Date: Friday, November 8, 2019 at 11:46 AM To: 'The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group' <friam@redfish.com <mailto:friam@redfish.com> > 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:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Steven A Smith Sent: Friday, November 08, 2019 12:45 PM To: friam@redfish.com <mailto:friam@redfish.com> 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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