Pragmatic Ventures promotes American Pragmatism and Enlightened Self-Interest as ideologies for solving cultural
and socioeconomic problems, especially collective action problems, within a diverse society.
Pragmatism is important because it is non-judgmental toward a wide range of views on politics and morality. When disputes arise between people with different values and beliefs, pragmatism provides a neutral means of evaluating options.
Enlightened self-interest is a doctrine that states people will and should do what is in their best interest, but maintains that people do the most for their self-interest when they participate in projects and activities that are beneficial to everyone.
By embracing pragmatism and enlightened self-interest, a society can avoid both ideological intractability and moral relativism while encouraging diversity of thought and culture.
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Pragmatism is important because it is non-judgmental toward a wide range of views on politics and morality. When disputes arise between people with different values and beliefs, pragmatism provides a neutral means of evaluating options.
Enlightened self-interest is a doctrine that states people will and should do what is in their best interest, but maintains that people do the most for their self-interest when they participate in projects and activities that are beneficial to everyone.
By embracing pragmatism and enlightened self-interest, a society can avoid both ideological intractability and moral relativism while encouraging diversity of thought and culture.
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