Ends justifying means
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> “<span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="justifying">justifying</span> <span word="means">means</span>”: <span word="Yet">Yet</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="pragmatism">pragmatism</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="eroded">eroded</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="values">values</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="justifying">justifying</span> <span word="means">means</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="achieving">achieving</span> <span word="targets">targets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="goals">goals</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="after">after</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="pragmatism">pragmatism</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="philosophy">philosophy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nutshell">nutshell</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="justifying">justifying</span> <span word="means">means</span>. <span word="And">And</span> “<span word="end">end</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> (<span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="result">result</span>). “<span word="Means">Means</span>” (<span word="plural">plural</span>) <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="result">result</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="did">did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="airplane">airplane</span>?</p><p><span word="To">To</span> “<span word="justify">justify</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="just">just</span>” <span word="or">or</span> <span word="right">right</span>.</p><p><span word="Literally">Literally</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="justifies">justifies</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="means">means</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="good">good</span>.</p><p><span word="Obviously">Obviously</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reasoning">reasoning</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> – <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="square">square</span>, <span word="congratulations">congratulations</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="bribery">bribery</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="secretly">secretly</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="referee">referee</span> 10,000 <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solicit">solicit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="favors">favors</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>.</p>
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