Duality Principles: Purity vs Pragmatism

in philosophy •  6 years ago 

Lasting social change cuts on the knife edge of purity and pragmatism.

One consumes the other until they've devoured to a balance that can no longer cut.

Purity forgets the pragmatism of the end.

Pragmatism forgets the purity of means.

What movements do you think gave a good balance to this?

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