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Attribute #4 Pragmatism
James, Dewey, Peirce
Time · Extent Infinite
Time · Ontological Status Emergent
Time · Grain Continuous
Time · Freedom Non-Deterministic
Time · Traversability Linear
Time · Dimensionality One
Time · Direction Uni-directional
Space · Extent Finite
Space · Ontological Status Emergent
Space · Curvature Flat
Space · Dimensionality Three
Space · Locality Local
Matter · Extent Finite
Matter · Ontological Status Emergent
Matter · Conservation Conserved
Matter · Dimensionality Three
Matter · Locality Local
Observer · Time Instance Single
Observer · Space Instance Single
Observer · Knowledge Extent Immediate
Observer · Knowledge Retainment Total
Observer · Physicality Embodied
Observer · Agency Active
Observer · Number Plural
Energy · Extent Finite
Energy · Ontological Status Emergent
Energy · Conservation Conserved
Energy · Dispersibility Irreversible
Information · Ontological Status Relational
Information · Conservation Conserved
Information · Granularity Continuous
Observer Analysis (Full Text)
Pragmatism The observer is an embodied, practical creature anchored in the here and now — one person, in one place, at one time. Knowledge begins with direct experience and what works, not with abstract certainties. Total knowledge is neither the goal nor achievable; what matters is whether an idea makes a real difference in practice. Yet experience accumulates: knowledge builds cumulatively over time into a growing toolkit for future action. The observer is active — inquiry is a doing, not a receiving — and multiple observers share a common world of practical consequences, each contributing to an ongoing, communal process of discovery.