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A quotation from Ambrose Bierce

EXPEDIENCY, n. The father of all virtues.

Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Expediency,” “Devil’s Dictionary” column, San Francisco Wasp (1884-06-07)

More about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/85383…

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Pragmatism

Pragmatism is not so much realism as flexibility. There are a lot of ways to get from point A to point B. It doesn’t have to be a straight line. It’s just got to get you where you need to go. But so many of us spend so much time looking for the perfect solution that we pass up what’s right in front of us.

~ Ryan Holiday

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#Skepticism: Why #criticalthinking makes you smarter
https://bigthink.com/thinking/skepticism-critical-thinking/
https://youtu.be/W9CcdjEqUag
Questioning #personalbeliefs is a key part of #intellectual growth. Various strategies like #coherentism, #falsification, #gradualism, and #pragmatism offer unique ways to #scrutinize #beliefs.

#Skepticism: Why #criticalthinking makes you smarter
https://bigthink.com/thinking/skepticism-critical-thinking/
https://youtu.be/W9CcdjEqUag
Questioning #personalbeliefs is a key part of #intellectual growth. Various strategies like #coherentism, #falsification, #gradualism, and #pragmatism offer unique ways to #scrutinize #beliefs.

#Skepticism: Why #criticalthinking makes you smarter
https://bigthink.com/thinking/skepticism-critical-thinking/
https://youtu.be/W9CcdjEqUag
Questioning #personalbeliefs is a key part of #intellectual growth. Various strategies like #coherentism, #falsification, #gradualism, and #pragmatism offer unique ways to #scrutinize #beliefs.

#Skepticism: Why #criticalthinking makes you smarter
https://bigthink.com/thinking/skepticism-critical-thinking/
https://youtu.be/W9CcdjEqUag
Questioning #personalbeliefs is a key part of #intellectual growth. Various strategies like #coherentism, #falsification, #gradualism, and #pragmatism offer unique ways to #scrutinize #beliefs.

@jef

William #Whewell's notion of #Consilience is often mentioned in this connection. It was later picked up by #EOWilson.

#Peirce's #Pragmatism takes some pains to side-step the superficial dichotomy between #Objectivism or #Foundationalism and #Coherentism or #Consensualism.

Susan #Haack, for instance, tries to integrate them in her concept of #Foundherentism.

Well, that's enough isms for one day ...

@jef

William #Whewell's notion of #Consilience is often mentioned in this connection. It was later picked up by #EOWilson.

#Peirce's #Pragmatism takes some pains to side-step the superficial dichotomy between #Objectivism or #Foundationalism and #Coherentism or #Consensualism.

Susan #Haack, for instance, tries to integrate them in her concept of #Foundherentism.

Well, that's enough isms for one day ...

@jef

William #Whewell's notion of #Consilience is often mentioned in this connection. It was later picked up by #EOWilson.

#Peirce's #Pragmatism takes some pains to side-step the superficial dichotomy between #Objectivism or #Foundationalism and #Coherentism or #Consensualism.

Susan #Haack, for instance, tries to integrate them in her concept of #Foundherentism.

Well, that's enough isms for one day ...

@jef

William #Whewell's notion of #Consilience is often mentioned in this connection. It was later picked up by #EOWilson.

#Peirce's #Pragmatism takes some pains to side-step the superficial dichotomy between #Objectivism or #Foundationalism and #Coherentism or #Consensualism.

Susan #Haack, for instance, tries to integrate them in her concept of #Foundherentism.

Well, that's enough isms for one day ...

@jef

William #Whewell's notion of #Consilience is often mentioned in this connection. It was later picked up by #EOWilson.

#Peirce's #Pragmatism takes some pains to side-step the superficial dichotomy between #Objectivism or #Foundationalism and #Coherentism or #Consensualism.

Susan #Haack, for instance, tries to integrate them in her concept of #Foundherentism.

Well, that's enough isms for one day ...