Pragmatism and post-modernism

Pragmatism judges ideas by their consequences in experience, while post-modern thinkers question the grand stories and mirrors that earlier philosophy trusted. James tested truth by its cash value in life, Dewey rebuilt education and faith around growth, and Nietzsche, Rorty and Levinas each broke a different idol. For example, James would ask of a belief not only whether it is proved, but what difference it makes to live by it.