In one lecture, this philosopher praises John Dewey's method of "criticism of criticisms" while discussing the future rise of the "pragmatic Enlightenment," which will valorize reflective transcendence.
In one lecture, this philosopher praises John Dewey's method of "criticism of criticisms" while discussing the future rise of the "pragmatic Enlightenment," which will valorize reflective transcendence. This man defends conceptual relativity, the idea that existence depends on convention, in a set of four lectures advocating "pragmatic pluralism." This author of Ethics Without Ontology discussed an ant moving along in the sand accidentally drawing a picture of Winston Churchill, to put forth a theory of "causal connection" to formulate an argument that refutes metaphysical realism. In his book Reason, Truth and History, this philosopher refuted a skeptical argument by stating that the statement "there is a tree" would be incoherent if a tree were actually a simulated tree produced by a computer program. For 10 points, name this philosopher who thus reformulated the Brain in a Vat thought experiment, who died in 2016. 
In one lecture, this philosopher praises John Dewey's method of "criticism of criticisms" while discussing the future rise of the "pragmatic Enlightenment," which will valorize reflective transcendence.
Hilary Whitehall  Putnam