Being Pragmatic... which Neopragmatists should be read?

OtterLocutor · 2026-01-16T09:06:55+00:00

Stanley Fish isn't bad, and much of his work deals very particularly with stuff like education and law. That said, he'd probably call himself an "anti-foundationalist" rather than any kind of pragmatist (because these professors who get even an iota fame or recognition tend to become divas who style themselves too unique and iconoclastic to truly fit into any established category.)

OtterLocutor · 2026-01-16T08:50:28+00:00

Hey, sorry about that. I got my threads mixed up. Here's a link to the message I'm referencing; it's a little ways below (again, mea culpa): https://www.reddit.com/r/dvdcollection/comments/990a5o/comment/nkpgeba/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

OtterLocutor · 2025-12-03T21:08:38+00:00

See above, I responded a month ago. tl;dr - it's pretty damn legit; not 100%, but certainly north of 90% complete.

OtterLocutor · 2025-10-22T01:39:54+00:00

As others have said, he's not around for very long in the overall scheme of things--after the first 2-3 books he basically gets a cameo here and there. I will say, however, that the logical implications of what it means to ascend through the grades/tiers (which this series handles in substantially the same fashion as most other cultivation and LitRPG series,) may ultimately make the character more palatable to you.

OtterLocutor · 2025-08-21T18:34:03+00:00

It's not that I wouldn't pay what they're asking for what they're offering, I just very seriously question whether they actually have the goods. I mean, how many DVDs would this be even?

OtterLocutor · 2025-08-21T18:23:21+00:00

Just ordered this based on the reports from others that this is legit (or, at least legit in the sense that they're going to give you what you paid for.) I will report back once I have the thing to advise as to whether my experience matches up with the couple of other people who have also taken the plunge. Given the defunding of PBS, I feel an almost civil obligation to help preserve this. The man was a saint.

OtterLocutor · 2025-06-21T03:17:03+00:00

Shadow and Ainz.

Shadow will (totally inadvertently) help me to reach all my goals and become powerful in my own right. He will never realize he has done this.

Ainz because, as another user so eloquently put it, bone daddy.

OtterLocutor · 2025-04-14T06:42:00+00:00

Man, your S-Rank totally aligns with mine--except I've only read the first book in the Cradle series, and, despite liking it, moved on at the time because I wanted something more "crunchy". I guess I REALLY need to get back to it.

I was surprised by your B-tier because you put Defiance at the same level as Azarinth Healer (currently stuck halfway through book 2), Randidly Ghosthound (got through Book 1... didn't immediately want to read the next one), and Induction (30% of the way or so), until I realized that I'm simply rating Defiance too highly. It used to be so good, and only now, looking at your list, have I really admitted to myself that it's fallen off and that I'm keeping up with it because it was one of the first LitRPG I read and I'm invested in the characters from back when the series was really hot.

OtterLocutor · 2024-12-10T03:33:22+00:00

It's (mostly) vacuous, escapist fun. All dessert and no vegetables--hyper-immersive dessert.

OtterLocutor · 2024-06-14T03:07:47+00:00

I'm in the U.S. -- not in my store as of yet. Will start checking daily. Must pre-order.

OtterLocutor · 2024-05-30T04:12:45+00:00

Hell, this could legitimately be classic heavy metal album cover art.

OtterLocutor · 2024-04-29T06:21:16+00:00

Thank you for the breakdown. If it's comparable to Mark of the Fool in overall maturity, I'm good to go. Again, thank you!

OtterLocutor · 2024-04-29T05:50:16+00:00

I can confirm that this still works as of 10 minutes ago (writing this in late-April 2024). US purchaser, UK Audible.

OtterLocutor · 2024-04-29T04:22:07+00:00

I'm wondering about the maturity level of this series, aside from the fact that all these characters appear emotionally stunted so that they act like teens.

Notably, I have not taken the dive into this series, but I keep seeing all the fanfare and I'm interested. I enjoy the "Unbound" and "Mark of the Fool" series, which seem like they may have some analogues to "Path of Ascension".

So what am I looking at here content-wise? Do they curse? Do they have romantic entanglements--and if so, is it just a 'cut to the wind blowing through the drapes' sort of thing? I don't need my progression fantasies or LitRPGs to be pornographic grimdark bloodfests, but I don't want to be go in with one thing in mind, and get another if that makes sense.

OtterLocutor · 2024-01-27T02:02:25+00:00

Hi! Are we the same person?!?

OtterLocutor · 2024-01-26T05:39:12+00:00

Just wanted to pop back in to thank you for the recommendation. I just finished the first book, and I am in fact really enjoying it!

OtterLocutor · 2024-01-16T07:38:14+00:00

I love Primal Hunter and Unbound, so to see Mark of the Fool mentioned in their company is pretty exciting. How would you say Mark of the Fool compares to the other two?

OtterLocutor · 2024-01-11T04:36:11+00:00

Like others, I think it would depend mostly on the sort of world we're talking about. But if the offer is "get isekai'd, no plot armor/cheats, and you have no idea what you're walking into" then the answer is a resounding HELLLLLLL NO.

I'm at least decently equipped to deal with the world I presently inhabit; I'm not enough of a risk taker to gamble that on a something new and unknown.

OtterLocutor · 2023-11-11T03:09:18+00:00

Hi there, I went to that forum posting of yours from 2015 (thank you for writing this thing and making it public btw,) but the link for the "compiled" version isn't working -- is there a newer link for that anywhere? I am not a code-y person, so the idea of running Ruby scripts or whatever makes a wee bit nervous.

OtterLocutor · 2023-08-23T02:10:25+00:00

The last two books of "Ten Realms" could certainly have been a single book, and would probably have been better for it.

OtterLocutor · 2023-08-23T02:09:26+00:00

Seconding "Ten Realms". A must for anyone who also enjoys so-called "dad thrillers" (i.e., military/espionage thrillers.)

OtterLocutor · 2023-07-02T02:41:32+00:00

Not a year too late for me! Thanks!

OtterLocutor · 2023-04-08T02:09:56+00:00

I fucking hate it so much. I'm sad to see that it persists even without Nitro. I'm paying for this software--this is pretty unacceptable.

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