Pragmatism Definition

prăgmə-tĭzəm
noun
The quality or condition of being pragmatic.
Webster's New World
A method or tendency in philosophy, originating with C. S. Peirce and William James, that determines the meaning and truth of all concepts by their practical consequences.
Webster's New World
A practical, matter-of-fact way of approaching or assessing situations or of solving problems.
American Heritage

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

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pragmatism
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Origin of Pragmatism

  • From Ancient Greek stem of πρᾶγμα (pragma, “act") + -ism.

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Pragmatism Sentence Examples

  • Extensions of pragmatism in a variety of directions readily suggest themselves, and indeed only the doctrine of truth in the above sketch can be treated as strictly indispensable.

  • Despite the animosity boiling at the back of his brother's gaze, Kiki's pragmatism snapped to the forefront.

  • These, however, may be conveniently classified under four main heads - psychological, logical, ethical and religious - and the history of the subject shows that all these have contributed to the development of pragmatism.

  • This accordingly becomes the central problem of pragmatism.

  • All these logical and philosophic developments were popularly expounded by James in his Pragmatism (1907), followed by A Pluralistic Universe (1908) and The Meaning of Truth (1909).

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