Pragmatism
Pragmatism is a philosophical approach that links practice with theory, emphasizing the application of theory for desired results. This approach regards truths as provisional, always to be re-examined and tested against experience. It posits that beliefs should inspire action and bring about change, not merely be wishful thinking. In the context of law, ethics, and society, pragmatism involves testing limits and striving for preferred outcomes.
This is a list of articles that Lincoln Cannon has written about pragmatism. A full archive of all articles that Lincoln has published since 2005 is also available. You may also search for articles and other content that's available on any of Lincoln's websites.
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The Practical Power of Created Truth
Philosophers and scientists have pursued truth for at least millennia. Most seem to want something rigid that we might associate ...
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A Dialogue of Faith with Jesus and Socrates
In an ancient grove, Jesus and Socrates sit across from each other, embraced by olive trees and bathed in golden ...
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Creating Kolob
Often, while pondering the intersection of Mormonism and Transhumanism, I find my thoughts wandering to the grand myth of Kolob. ...
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Cultivating Bias Toward More Right
There are at least two ways to be less wrong. You can decrease risk of being wrong, which also decreases ...
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You Should Hope You're Living in a Computed World
Celebrity technologist Elon Musk recently suggested that we may be living in a computer simulation. Of course this made technology ...
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Desire Entices Us to Embrace Ethics
What is good? Is it good because God says so? Or does God say so because it’s good? If it’s ...
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Dynamic Faith in Pancritical Rationalism
In the comments on an H+ Magazine article on “Why Christianity and Transhumanism are not Enemies,” Max More disagreed with ...
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Jesus Christ and Atonement in Knowledge and Goodness
On the Mormon Transhumanist Association Response blog, Vblogger asks how the pursuit of science, if not limited, can be reconciled ...
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A Missionary's Practical Faith in Resurrection
Today, while looking through old journal entries, I came across the following passage, written when I was a missionary for ...
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Cannon's Wager: Bet on Better Works
Will works save you? Some Christians enjoy debating whether good works are necessary for salvation, with responses ranging from the ...
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Faithful Science
Jared, a guest blogger at By Common Consent, wonders what “Faithful Science” would look like and how it would be ...
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Fashion of the Gods
The day will come that we adorn ourselves epistemically as today we do esthetically. We are already learning to do ...