On the Need to Avoid PragMAGAtism

Abstract This article is a prudent attempt to address what the author believes is political and philosophical lunacy in our contemporary world. I argue that philosophers, pragmatic or otherwise, should be more interested in explaining the significance of the lunacy, and being creative and meliorative in responding to it. The concern of the article seems to be not only that of purifying pragmatism, but also protecting the ideal of liberal democracy. I believe the world is so radically experimental that trying to control the apparent lunacy reflects poorly on pragmatism.