Pragmatism vs. personalism: Casey Patterson at TEDxUMD

Why are engineers and scientists viewed differently than artists and writers? Casey Patterson comes with a passionate defense for the subjects that receive constant skepticism in the practical world: The Humanities. This funny and necessary talk invites you to see how pragmatism and personalism are one and the same.

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[mionysus]

Public speaking is always difficult, even by the best public speakers. Kudos to this guy.

[houckman]

Excellent talk!  I agree that we MUST have a healthy balance of the humanities.

[Dayglodaydreams]

I thought this would be about philosophical pragmatism and philosophical personalism.

[TimmacTR]

Spending money on a humanities degree is a proof you don't have good judgement..