<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:06:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/pragmatism/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Characteristics of Instrumentalism ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prompt: instrumentalism, painting, a landscape, HDR, UHD, 64K Source In the first chapter of Paul G. Hiebert's book, we saw how the author exposed the flaws of positivism and of modern science and Christianity]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173575/@kopiko-blanca/characteristics-of-instrumentalism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173575/@kopiko-blanca/characteristics-of-instrumentalism</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-173575]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kopiko-blanca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2023 02:43:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqrKE4fj96vyHe4Njamm5JMv3FxUYaKB7uGKucYBMbDEXokcyRjzkN7k7xquS6b58iemYZ16Y9MAxGirtG14vJcvo3HhqA95XDsRzcGu1j7GaCVk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The path to more pragmatism / Der Weg zu mehr Pragmatismus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liebe Hiver, Das Liberale Institut aus Zürich hat ein neues Paper veröffentlicht, geschrieben von Christian Hugo Hoffmann (Unternehmer und Postdoc am Lehrstuhl für Entrepreneurial Risks an der ETH in Zürich;]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deutsch/@zuerich/the-path-to-more-pragmatism-der-weg-zu-mehr-pragmatismus</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deutsch/@zuerich/the-path-to-more-pragmatism-der-weg-zu-mehr-pragmatismus</guid><category><![CDATA[deutsch]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zuerich]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:49:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpraDxwxtxQQZjhiHAemKNzjqxw7h5udjy4eQSaJeTsxewker8BZvx3TAEw8D9Z4PMsYVrbf4CTLitxxoS1ZgWSw65pbVfQmhPtwtA2tJ4eUZbtrr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Realpolitik]]></title><description><![CDATA[You’ve probably wondered why the United States spends so much time and money propping up dictatorships, including Communist ones like the Khmer Rouge. The short answer is the political philosophy of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/spreadgreatideas/@spreadgreatideas/realpolitik</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/spreadgreatideas/@spreadgreatideas/realpolitik</guid><category><![CDATA[spreadgreatideas]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[spreadgreatideas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2022 14:54:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2zVCcpeJW4jyLMe4SBCPK7aPMxPZ2mo1dFK6Ed9J7n2BxX9efhfqizSMfS5qNX1bGk1LCjaJWtnWef9k6APaX7BX6Zbm6e?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pragmatism vs Principles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Or: Why do some people allow for their own contradictions? "It is amazing how strong the libertarian message is in V for Vendetta and Brave New World, yet they are loved by lefties who love the State.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/principles/@scottermonkey/pragmatism-vs-principles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/principles/@scottermonkey/pragmatism-vs-principles</guid><category><![CDATA[principles]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[scottermonkey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2021 20:13:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZL7XoqCufQZzwgZtKfmdViD79CFFFNHu6Yh8jweBD9u1Def5r4bz1GMVRLm355vDkjz1Aomw8yLCNnYC3pJeCXVKEWxjCFkLZBaoMsMYzfo8PyZ2gwFZmphU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pragmatism revisited]]></title><description><![CDATA[Screenshot from this Youtube video Pragmatism is the philosophy which says that it doesn't really matter if something is true, just that it's useful. Well, I think it's nice if something is useful, but]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/pragmatism/@dullhawk/pragmatism-revisited</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/pragmatism/@dullhawk/pragmatism-revisited</guid><category><![CDATA[pragmatism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dullhawk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2020 02:07:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4bEjbgCbFMv7ns1kbcbP4zVhMF2K1uMvw4LAE8gfLWseaX7T9fQdTTMUSHzQfHchzE1QyZood4CwV9Yq7GbLbfua7MTB6XftDd8edoMJ981mRXeSbScUfNNwpihppxM11Bkp4f6JD7NmRr2QjpegK2gFKa9wNJQye8mqT4umTg7HFRqnFg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Embracing the utility of evil is pragmatic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week I listened to an interview. The author being interviewed was a raging pragmatist. Very utilitarian. I found the interview disgusting for all the same reasons I always find pragmatism and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ethics/@dullhawk/embracing-the-utility-of-evil-is-pragmatic</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ethics/@dullhawk/embracing-the-utility-of-evil-is-pragmatic</guid><category><![CDATA[ethics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dullhawk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2020 01:06:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Gr7d242AAPKSyRkKRn6kQcmf6LtnWz7P3bhZj6zP8utmLWwGQEYPSENksiaqXZ88SZsLaEYzQHyWSu8EfavjfKAx3Gpm2HpYFJ3xFDftQ6sn9LUaGFUQeC7FjVzNwXLF8RQnVwKFzy7xuV1pkGqNw29XzfWSy7WPsPTCSSjxaDbEAPb6iKg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twisting and weaving through pragmatism and ethics]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lot of people don't seem to believe in right and wrong unless it affects another issue which is important to them, personally. If you come at them from an ethical foundation which falsifies their statist]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/liberty/@dullhawk/twisting-and-weaving-through-pragmatism-and-ethics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/liberty/@dullhawk/twisting-and-weaving-through-pragmatism-and-ethics</guid><category><![CDATA[liberty]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dullhawk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2020 01:30:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/tdyZKgpV6mwRkQYJe5d1gKDqoM6URisVejhRGGWTQKHqt72vFT4LYsqWvxjrFFjwbybHQQr5Ro4fnEjYjVy3dcAb6YJNPN9UjsouhkwUvMTHEh19nXhaokZ1xh15bhp3CcWWqGTZSCf2t1JgNxkJPZ3U6opCX43vjTks45C1o86252kjWgRwkgU7bJQvGLe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Principle or Pragmatism? The Tulsi Gabbard Question]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tulsi Gabbard is looking more and more like the one that can topple the Trump regime. It's early stages, and things could always change, but she seems to be pulling the anti-war left, anti-war right, and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/principle/@thrawn/principle-or-pragmatism-the-tulsi-gabbard-question</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/principle/@thrawn/principle-or-pragmatism-the-tulsi-gabbard-question</guid><category><![CDATA[principle]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thrawn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2019 17:49:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whatever works?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm always told that statism works, so I need to just go with it. Yeah? I have no doubt that statism "works". In the same way murder, rape, theft, etc. "work". All those behaviors can]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/liberty/@dullhawk/whatever-works</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/liberty/@dullhawk/whatever-works</guid><category><![CDATA[liberty]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dullhawk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2019 02:19:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6KincH1mMRDAskZFF2TwtJ8Ga4UCYE3bN46ruig4zXRwQJoFJVG7WpfzuRX9Ho3YXKoNcbgYh6aTU4qGuE5gA3h991RJaE21xqhasBL5RmAHjhDjMrBT7Wt9g2eBhqspDUvjke4DzPxDpLRYomQmX7Xo16Dq9Qv6D2Ac2eu9UjywamRsU7uQi2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Romanticism and Pragmatism?]]></title><description><![CDATA[                                              Humans are strange creatures.   ]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@andrewmarkmusic/6zedu-romanticism-and-pragmatism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@andrewmarkmusic/6zedu-romanticism-and-pragmatism</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andrewmarkmusic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 05:14:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dvD3bTExUaqRvf6rQCF6o99s2pb5yTfbn62?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WIKIPEDIA EDITING. MY PRAGEOLOGICAL MANIFESTO]]></title><description><![CDATA[WIKIPEDIA EDITING. MY PRAGEOLOGICAL MANIFESTO I was invited to vote in a consensus issue on Wikipedia today, I had a read of my profile talk page and thought this clarification from 2016 when I was trying]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/wikipedia/@tonefreqhz/6jnfim-wikipedia-editing-my-prageological-manifesto</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/wikipedia/@tonefreqhz/6jnfim-wikipedia-editing-my-prageological-manifesto</guid><category><![CDATA[wikipedia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tonefreqhz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2019 03:01:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWTCbCd1L4AQP82AFWYYzZC15DpSZWeSYgzVNSdQPLjcLFBWXmH3av6XeVBKmwGaUAfQ4GoruzzvmByQgfZjWwhvBVUVAV2gKLpEHJqEeyuqJ2gZRUYzM35BCLSqq9X3BjZMYZzhkqFvKgnqbA8oAZc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WIKIPEDIA EDITING. MY PRAGEOLOGICAL MANIFESTO]]></title><description><![CDATA[WIKIPEDIA EDITING. MY PRAGEOLOGICAL MANIFESTO I was invited to vote in a consensus issue on Wikipedia today, I had a read of my profile talk page and thought this clarification from 2016 when I was trying]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/wikipedia/@tonefreqhz/wikipedia-editing-my-prageological-manifesto</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/wikipedia/@tonefreqhz/wikipedia-editing-my-prageological-manifesto</guid><category><![CDATA[wikipedia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tonefreqhz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2019 06:52:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWTCbCd1L4AQP82AFWYYzZC15DpSZWeSYgzVNSdQPLjcLFBWXmH3av6XeVBKmwGaUAfQ4GoruzzvmByQgfZjWwhvBVUVAV2gKLpEHJqEeyuqJ2gZRUYzM35BCLSqq9X3BjZMYZzhkqFvKgnqbA8oAZc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[War of Ideas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Check out the Radio Hussar interview with @wojna_idei #WojnaIdei #RadioHussar #BlankSlate #IntellectualDarkWeb #Pragmatism #DoctrineofMan #Fatherhood]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blankslate/@radiohussar/war-of-ideas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blankslate/@radiohussar/war-of-ideas</guid><category><![CDATA[blankslate]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[radiohussar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2018 08:50:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eNoj1BAP64MCtWUTvkNmFb8sHPD2Ffzx4AA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mindgasms Podcast: Shane Kennedy: Postmodernism, Pragmatism, Morality, Christianity, Atheism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here’s the link for people who want to support me on Patreon: Newest Mindgasms Podcast with my friend Shane Kennedy. We talk about philosophy, including Postmodernism, Pragmatism, morality, Christianity]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mindgasms/@andrewmeintzer/mindgasms-podcast-shane-kennedy-postmodernism-pragmatism-morality-christianity-atheism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mindgasms/@andrewmeintzer/mindgasms-podcast-shane-kennedy-postmodernism-pragmatism-morality-christianity-atheism</guid><category><![CDATA[mindgasms]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andrewmeintzer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2018 07:08:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eHufz4A6jxmf2UVnXESowyfG6YMqMU9XnP8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mindgasms Podcast: James Sullivan and Hayden Bruce, Postmodernism, Pragmatism, Theology, Stoicism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here’s the link for people who want to support me on Patreon: Here’s my newest Mindgasms Podcast with my friends Hayden Bruce and James Sullivan from Mixed Mental Arts. They’re back to talk about the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mindgasms/@andrewmeintzer/mindgasms-podcast-james-sullivan-and-hayden-bruce-postmodernism-pragmatism-theology-stoicism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mindgasms/@andrewmeintzer/mindgasms-podcast-james-sullivan-and-hayden-bruce-postmodernism-pragmatism-theology-stoicism</guid><category><![CDATA[mindgasms]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andrewmeintzer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2018 05:57:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eM9UCNsQ2jGsXfSeekaVW9gcrzp5Zo1Vaf8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mindgasms Podcast: Adam Hansen, Pragmatic Christian, Sam's Bulldog: Religion, Pragmatism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here’s the link for people who want to support me on Patreon: Adam Hansen from Mixed Mental Arts, Sam’s Bulldog A. K. A. Ed Kennedy and Pragmatic Christian A. K. A. Hayden Bruce are back on my podcast]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mindgasms/@andrewmeintzer/mindgasms-podcast-adam-hansen-pragmatic-christian-sam-s-bulldog-religion-pragmatism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mindgasms/@andrewmeintzer/mindgasms-podcast-adam-hansen-pragmatic-christian-sam-s-bulldog-religion-pragmatism</guid><category><![CDATA[mindgasms]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andrewmeintzer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2018 05:26:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e8hyZpfUKCqgdkaumEZsZ4LAAQWhsHjcexe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mindgasms Podcast William Ferraiolo: Stoicism, Cynicism, Postmodernism, Pragmatism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here’s the link for people who want to support me on Patreon: Here’s the link for my newest Mindgasms Podcast with William Ferraiolo. He’s a professor of philosophy at San Joaquin Delta College in California.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mindgasms/@andrewmeintzer/mindgasms-podcast-william-ferraiolo-stoicism-cynicism-postmodernism-pragmatism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mindgasms/@andrewmeintzer/mindgasms-podcast-william-ferraiolo-stoicism-cynicism-postmodernism-pragmatism</guid><category><![CDATA[mindgasms]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andrewmeintzer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2018 04:55:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eRCaa4Xu7CPXE9qnFN6DvQHG6A5QTKhJHHY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mindgasms Podcast: Sam’s Bulldog and Pragmatic Christian: Truth, Facts, Pragmatism, Religion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here’s the link for people who want to support me on Patreon: Here’s the link for my latest Mindgasms Podcast. Sam’s Bulldog A. K. A. Ed Kennedy and Pragmatic Christian A. K. A. Hayden Bruce are back to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mindgasms/@andrewmeintzer/mindgasms-podcast-sam-s-bulldog-and-pragmatic-christian-truth-facts-pragmatism-religion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mindgasms/@andrewmeintzer/mindgasms-podcast-sam-s-bulldog-and-pragmatic-christian-truth-facts-pragmatism-religion</guid><category><![CDATA[mindgasms]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andrewmeintzer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2018 07:47:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e73cfUfXki8fK5b7YQpcZpW3hAVfamsdAMU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#2. Choosing national candidates who make a difference]]></title><description><![CDATA[Candidates for American high office are groomed to not make a difference in the overall scheme of things. This practice helps reserve the candidate for direct influence by Deep State shills who surround]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@bennybelljr/2-choosing-national-candidates-who-make-a-difference</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@bennybelljr/2-choosing-national-candidates-who-make-a-difference</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bennybelljr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 15:53:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vqjwxfz8GNQQU7Rv6mDu9Mbhf9eZ57737vw73iDYjy8XPxf6BjfYnmxHqxhR6rN6HTgrFZdDRP3kQQSKuE9dnZwFiJZmMS3ETjsvdBqCtijxZhHJChk8gRtoUgkVpSbayHxHe1gVtd3sGA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[American Pragmatism: Is there a difference and why does it matter?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In talk #1 of "The Future of Political Parties in America," Benny explains his take on what makes modern American politics tick - that being more of a pragmatic approach to reality that a dogmatic]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@bennybelljr/american-pragmatism-is-there-a-difference-and-why-does-it-matter</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@bennybelljr/american-pragmatism-is-there-a-difference-and-why-does-it-matter</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bennybelljr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 15:40:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFnNFKLegVvzmsrMAExSDXzsHdqwaiRtgSSpDFo86AiFzpXjckpBkNaHUqqmL58JTyXxtwLQMrGhaULY4vhx3c5mqZzFhyXd5ymr2imBHg9S8sXTJoUodFpEe9ToLu6B82?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>