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"Functionalism 2.0" > "Sehnsucht"
"Functionalism 2.0" > "Sehnsucht":
*** Does pragmatism negate longing? ***
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7.7.2010
Diana Soeiro wrote:
Dear Florian,
pragmatism does not negate longing, meaning: one that is pragmatic still longs for something.
the difference between a pragmatist and a non-pragmatist is that a pragmatist thinks about goals and a non-pragmatist thinks about ideals.
both goals and ideals imply longing - you long for a goal, and you long for an ideal. the pragmatist, when longing for a goal, he/ she establishes steps to get to his goal.
an idealist, that is a non-pragmatic, does not establish steps and longs - the eternal longing.
now for instance, an example....
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I think that hunger trumps the hard on!
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