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Stoic Pragmatism, its Target Audiences, and the Humanization of Digital Communication
- Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society: A Quarterly Journal in American Philosophy
- Indiana University Press
- Volume 59, Number 3, Summer 2023
- pp. 313-331
- 10.2979/csp.00004
- Article
- Additional Information
Abstract:
The term stoic pragmatism was coined by John Lachs for a theory and practice of the good life in individual, social, and cultural contexts. My intention is not only to promote this interesting idea but also to develop it at some points. In the first instance, I propose something that we may call digital-culture public intellectual as a way for stoic pragmatists to be more visible with their teachings nowadays. Indirectly, and at least to some degree, stoic pragmatists may contribute to the task of the humanization of cyberspace despite its massive algorithmizing according to the Big Tech business models.