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Problem Solving and Pragmatism

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Problem Solving and Pragmatism

The entire pragmatist tradition is a response to the growing number of problems that arose from the Universalist framework that is a common characteristic of many philosophers in all eras . Simply put , the Universalist tradition is concerned in the quest of discovering the universal concepts . These universal concepts are expected to answer all of man 's questions and inquiry (Ramber 2007 . Take for example the belief or knowledge of the existence of a Superior Being . Accepting

this knowledge will provide answers to different sets of questions . The question on how the earth was made for example and the existence of life after death will be answered with this kind of Universalist framework

As a response , pragmatists such as Rorty resort to a kind of open ended way of solving problem . Rather than positing universal frameworks that are assumed to be true at any given time , pragmatists forwarded a framework that will accept whatever solution , method or system of beliefs that can be able to forward the interests of the community of its believers . Universal concepts that are all encompassing are discouraged and were believed to limit the growth of the discipline or even the human kind (Grippe 2006 . Take for example , pseudo-scientific or pseudo-medical healing , in a pragmatist framework , this kind of methods of curing of healing the sick is encouraged as long as it can bring cure to its patients

For Rorty and the pragmatists , as...