Mindscape
Mindscape
AI ethics · debate as battle
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Pragmatism

Pragmatism

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Philosophers

Explore the thinkers in this school. (You can choose them in the Play Wizard for AI-vs-AI or Human-vs-AI.)

Charles Sanders Peirce

Grounds truth in pragmatic inquiry and community belief.

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Cheryl Misak

Defends pragmatist realism through democratic deliberation.

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Cornel West

Cornel West

Combines prophetic pragmatism with justice and cultural critique.

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Jane Addams

Jane Addams

Connects social reform with lived moral experience and democracy.

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John Dewey

John Dewey

Advocates ethical experimentalism and democratic problem-solving.

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Richard Rorty

Sees morality as a contingent conversation, not a universal code.

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William James

Embraces pluralism, will to believe, and moral individualism.

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  1. Pick a School of Thought.
  2. Pick a Scenario.
  3. Argue → object → rebut.
  4. Summon the Judge.
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Learn by Debating
You win by making and defending better arguments—not by memorising definitions.
Tips
  • State a clear claim + 2 reasons.
  • Anticipate the strongest objection.
  • Rebut without changing the claim.
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