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Being pragmatic isn't being philisophical (philosophy means love of wisdom) or even being theoretical. Being pragmatic is simply deciding that the ends justify the means. This attitude is wrong. The ends don't justify the means. They never do. What amazes me is how many alleged conservatives act pragmatic and unknowingly promote progressive/socialist/post-marxist policies and counter-cultural trends. Merely pointing out how some policy "won't work" simply invites ones opponents to propose "fixes" to the problem. The policy remains but thanks to the policy's critics it has been "improved". The goal should be to make the presumption, not for change, but for the status quo and make changes only when absolutely necessary and proposals for change should be analyzed philosophically (metaphysically, epistemologically, ethically and legally) and should not be analyzed based on the expected outcome or results. Obamacare should be rejected n...

I read an article in The Objective Standard by Ari Armstrong ( www.theobjectivestandard.com ). Mr. Armstrong's article was critiquing an article written by another author. The article that came under Mr. Armstrong's scrutiny declared that the United States' wealth was due to luck. The article collectivised the issue of wealth and poverty and also presumed a malevolent universe where failure is to be expected. Mr. Armstrong's critique failed to address either one of these core issues and was therefore rhetorically ineffective. What Mr. Armstrong should have written was that wealth and poverty are individual issues and that since the universe is benevolent and success is to be expected wealth and poverty are not matters of luck but of diligence. You're welcome

If a reality is not axiomatic, would it then be a conclusion? Would axioms be metaphysical realities and conclusions man-made realities? All of this applies to conversations, arguments, debates, dialectics. The terms of man-made realities must be agreed upon by the parties involved in order for the parties to communicate successfully. You're welcome

Metaphysics is the study of realty. Aristotle wrote that metaphysics is the study of first causes. Isn't a word for "first causes" "axioms"? And if so, isn't metaphysics, therefore, the study of axioms? You're welcome.