Pragmatism rejects Enlightenment dualisms as props of conservatism
Evidence
In the account I am offering (not endorsing), pragmatism, whether of the paleo or neo varieties, stands for a progressively more emphatic rejection of Enlightenment dualisms such as subject and object, mind and body, perception and reality, form and substance; these dualisms being regarded as the props of a conservative social, political, and legal order. — Richard A. Posner, What Has Pragmatism to Offer Law?, 17
Categorization
- DEFINE: Defines pragmatism in opposition to Enlightenment dualisms as the working frame for the whole essay.
- XREF: connects to: Pragmatism relates to ancient skepticism via valuing opinions by utility — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 399; Pragmatism redefined thought as an active tool for solving problems rather than passive contemplation. — Richard A. Posner, What Has Pragmatism to Offer Law?, 25; Pragmatism inverts formalism by deriving legal rules from social need rather than semantic extension — Richard A. Posner, What Has Pragmatism to Offer Law?, 96 (+4 more)
Broader Connections
- Pragmatism redefined thought as an active tool for solving problems rather than passive contemplation.
#expands(0.60) — Richard A. Posner, What Has Pragmatism to Offer Law?, 25 - Pragmatism relates to ancient skepticism via valuing opinions by utility
#expands(0.50) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 399 - Pragmatism inverts formalism by deriving legal rules from social need rather than semantic extension
#exemplifies(0.50) — Richard A. Posner, What Has Pragmatism to Offer Law?, 96 - Pragmatism is not a school but a label spanning deeply divergent thinkers.
#qualifies(0.40) — Richard A. Posner, What Has Pragmatism to Offer Law?, 67