Definitions for Pragmatism
ˈpræg məˌtɪz əmprag·ma·tism

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1. pragmatismnoun

   (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value

2. realism, pragmatismnoun

   the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

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1. pragmatismnoun

   The pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals.

2. pragmatismnoun

   The theory that political problems should be met with practical solutions rather than ideological ones.

3. pragmatismnoun

   The idea that beliefs are identified with the actions of a believer, and the truth of beliefs with success of those actions in securing a believer's goals; the doctrine that ideas must be looked at in terms of their practical effects and consequences.

4. Etymology: From stem of πρᾶγμα + -ism.

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1. Pragmatism

   Pragmatism is a philosophical tradition that began in the United States around 1870. Its origins are often attributed to the philosophers Charles Sanders Peirce, William James, and John Dewey. Peirce later described it in his pragmatic maxim: "Consider the practical effects of the objects of your conception. Then, your conception of those effects is the whole of your conception of the object."Pragmatism considers words and thought as tools and instruments for prediction, problem solving, and action, and rejects the idea that the function of thought is to describe, represent, or mirror reality. Pragmatists contend that most philosophical topics—such as the nature of knowledge, language, concepts, meaning, belief, and science—are all best viewed in terms of their practical uses and successes.

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1. pragmatism

   Pragmatism is a philosophical approach or doctrine that values practicality and functionality, holding the belief that the truth or meaning of any concept or proposition lies in its observable practical consequences or applications. It emphasizes that ideas and actions should be judged based on their effectiveness and usefulness rather than on theoretical or abstract principles.

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1. Pragmatismnoun

   the quality or state of being pragmatic; in literature, the pragmatic, or philosophical, method

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1. Pragmatism

   Pragmatism is a philosophical tradition that began in the United States around 1870. Pragmatism is a rejection of the idea that the function of thought is to describe, represent, or mirror reality. Instead, pragmatists develop their philosophy around the idea that the function of thought is as a instrument or tool for prediction, action, and problem solving. Pragmatists contend that most philosophical topics--such as the nature of knowledge, language, concepts, meaning, belief, and science--are all best viewed in terms of their practical uses and successes rather than in terms of representative accuracy. A few of the various but interrelated positions often characteristic of philosophers working from a pragmatist approach include: ⁕Anti-representationalism; any view in philosophy of language that rejects analyzing the semantic meaning of propositions, mental states, and statements in terms of a correspondence or representational relationship and instead analyzes semantic meaning in terms of notions like dispositions to action, inferential relationships, and/or functional roles. Not to be confused with pragmatics, a sub-field of linguistics with no relation to philosophical pragmatism.

Matched Categories

1. • Philosophical Doctrine
   • Philosophy
   • Practicality

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Pragmatism in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Pragmatism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Pragmatism in a Sentence

1. Roderich Kiesewetter:

   The European Union is very much marked by the French approach, british output-orientated pragmatism is much closer to our approach.

2. Nita Lowey:

   Andrew Cuomo, as governor, because of his pragmatism has been extraordinarily successful in actually putting in policies to implement Mario's vision.

3. Ben Anderstone:

   This is clearly a mandate for pragmatism, not centrism.

4. Temir Porras:

   There has to be a serene debate on economic strategy, the main problem is a lack of pragmatism in addressing the crisis itself, instead of trying to explain it with some political theory ... You can oppose capitalism but you cannot ignore that it exists.

5. Le Pen:

   The key word will be pragmatism, not ideology.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Pragmatism
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pragmatism
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pragmatism
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pragmatism
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Pragmatism
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Pragmatism