1) Philosophical doctrine 2) Philosophical movement 3) Philosophical theory
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1) Practicality 2) Realism
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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 an instrument or tool for prediction, action, and prob...
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doctrine emphasizing practical value of philosophy
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• (n.) The quality or state of being pragmatic; in literature, the pragmatic, or philosophical, method.
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school of philosophy, dominant in the United States during the first quarter of the 20th century, based on the principle that the usefulness, ... [10 related articles]
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A philosophical theory of knowledge whose criterion of truth is relative to events and not, as in traditional philosophy, absolute and independent of human experience. A theory is pragmatically true if it 'works' – if it has an intended or predicted effect. All human undertakings are viewed as...
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Philosophical tradition that interprets truth in terms of the practical effects of what is believed and, in particular, the usefulness of these effects. The US philosopher Charles
Peirce is often...
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A philosophy emphasizing practical applications and consequences of beliefs and theories, that the meaning of ideas or things is determined by the testability of the idea in real life. ... Origin: G. Pragma (pragmat-), thing done ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Prag'ma·tism noun The quality or state of being pragmatic; in literature, the pragmatic, or philosophical, method. « The narration of this apparently trifling circumstance belongs to the
pragmatism of the history.»
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Type: Term Pronunciation: prag′mă-tizm Definitions: 1. A philosophy emphasizing practical applications and consequences of beliefs and theories, that the meaning of ideas or things is determined by the testability of the idea in real life.
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the notion that truth is the practical application of an idea; a theory which emphasizes the instrumental nature of the intellect and which sees the consummation of truth in direct, successful action. The earliest pragmatist philosophers were Americans: C.S. Peirce and William James among them.
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philosophy which originated in the United States in the late 1800s. Pragmatism is characterized by the insistence on consequences, utility and practicality as vital components of meaning and truth. Pragmatism objects to the view that human concepts and intellect represent reality, and therefore stands in opposition to both formalist and rationalist...
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n] - the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value
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pragmatism 1. In philosophy, the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value. 2. The attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth. 3. A straightforward practical way of thinking about things or dealing with problems, concerned with results rather than with theori...
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noun (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value
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(Gr. pragma, things done) Owes its inception as a movement of philosophy to C. S. Peirce and William James, but approximations to it can be found in many earlier thinkers, including (according to Peirce and James) Socrates and Aristotle, Berkeley and Hume. Concerning a closer precursor, Shadworth Hodgson, James says that he 'keeps insisting that r....
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character or conduct that emphasizes practicality. · a philosophical movement or system having various forms, but generally stressing practical consequences as constituting the essential criterion in determining meaning, truth, or value. Cf.
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[Philosophical isms] the doctrine that practical consequences determine value
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