Is pragmatism pragamtic?

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Sometimes I feel like I never want to do things unless they have some survival -based purpose, not because they are fun, beautiful, funky, etc. . For example, when I think "What is the best car?" My answer is "That car which will break down least and cost least to buy and maintain." But can this get out of control, and what happens when it does!?

― Mike Hanle y (mike), Sunday, 3 November 2002 06:06 (twenty-two years ago) link

Tell Jeremy Bentham's mummified head to eat a shitty government dick. The best car is anything with a Chevy 350 in it.

― wildcat wendell cooley, Sunday, 3 November 2002 06:52 (twenty-two years ago) link

when it gets out of control you lose all that is wild and beautiful in your heart and become withered, bitter and joyless.

― donna (donna), Sunday, 3 November 2002 06:59 (twenty-two years ago) link

Indeed.

― wildcat wendell cooley, Sunday, 3 November 2002 07:07 (twenty-two years ago) link

pete to thread!

― Josh (Josh), Sunday, 3 November 2002 09:54 (twenty-two years ago) link

here i am, thinking that this was going to be a nice, intellectual conversation about the philosophies of charles pierce, william james, richard rorty ... and instead we get talk about Jeremy Bentham's mummified corpse and Chevys!

that's what i love about ILX!

― Tad (llamasfur), Sunday, 3 November 2002 10:03 (twenty-two years ago) link

Jeremy Bentham's mummified head

Many may not be aware that this is in my workplace! Wendell may be unaware that I work for UCL. JB's remains used to be dragged into all UCL Council meetings, though they leave him in his display case now.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 3 November 2002 13:08 (twenty-two years ago) link

feel free to elevate, Tad. I am listening.

― Mike Hanle y (mike), Sunday, 3 November 2002 16:53 (twenty-two years ago) link

one year passes...

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