Frameshift

If ideology is a solid, pragmatism is a liquid. In this week’s episode, we cover the underpinnings of philosophical pragmatism, its history, and its modern connection with global politics through U.S. President Barack Obama. We also answer a few lingering questions from the previous episode through the pragmatist’s lens.

What makes something an ideology? In this episode, we examine competing definitions of the term in sociology, as well as some of the common components we might use to identify an ideology with examples from history and philosophy.

Frameshift is a podcast that discusses how perspectives affect the world. We explore the development of various viewpoints through history and philosophy, and we dissect current events through the lenses of differing outlooks drawn from politics, the arts and the sciences. In Frameshift’s first-ever episode, host Brandon T. Bisceglia discusses the meaning of the word “frameshift” and three books by that were instrumental in inspiring the show’s creation. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions introduces us to scientific paradigms and how they change. The Human Condition investigates the meanings behind human activity and the public sphere. Understanding Media explores how the form a medium takes influences its content.   Show Notes – Episode 1 Frameshift Mutation – Definition from Nature Education A Framework for Representing Knowledge, by Marvin Minsky The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, by Thomas S. Kuhn The Human Condition, by Hannah Arendt Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man, by Marshall McLu