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pragmaticism

[ prag-mat-uh-siz-uhm ]

noun

  1. the pragmatist philosophy of C. S. Peirce, chiefly a theory of meaning: so called by him to distinguish it from the pragmatism of William James.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pragmaticism1

First recorded in 1905; pragmatic + -ism
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“We were just like, ‘Well, that’s it, then,’†Stanton, a retired firefighter prone to pragmaticism.

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"There will be no breakthrough in relations with Russia after the coalition government is formed -economic pragmaticism, despite existing difficulties, will be maintained while ideologically motivated criticism will be somewhat eased if the SDP dominates…"

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Prolegomena to an apology for pragmaticism.

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The reason I gave for this was so flimsy, while the inference was so nearly the gist of Pragmaticism, that I must confess the argument of that essay might be said with some justice to beg the question.

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Many components of Leibniz's system, of Descartes' rationalism, and Peirce's pragmaticism can be mentioned.

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