The most exciting thing of this week has been the creation of a new school of philosophy. After hearing a friend describe his post-modern tendancies with his Judeo-Christian basis I decided that he needed a new school of thought. Without further adu this new school of philosophy is called Pragmatic Neo-Skepticism. (Trade Mark Pending)

Pragmatism Pragmatism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Pragmatism is a school of philosophy originating in United States in the late 1800s. Pragmatism is characterized by the insistence on consequences, utility and practicality as vital components of truth. Pragmatism objects to the view that human concepts and intellect alone accurately represent reality, and therefore stands in opposition to both formalist and rationalist schools of philosophy. Rather, pragmatism holds, it is only in the struggle of intelligent organisms with the surrounding environment that theories and data acquire significance. Pragmatism does not hold, however, that just anything that is useful or practical should be regarded as true, or anything that helps us to survive merely in the short-term; pragmatists argue that what should be taken as true is that which most contributes to the most human good over the longest course. In practice, this means that for pragmatists, theoretical claims should be tied to verification practices--i.e., that one should be able to make predictions and test them--and that ultimately the needs of humankind should guide the path of human inquiry."

Skepticism Philosophical skepticism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "is the philosophical school of thought in which one critically examines whether the knowledge and perceptions one has are true, and whether or not one can ever be said to have true knowledge."

Neo - New or recient.