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Pragmatism

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Noun

1. pragmatism

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

2. pragmatism, realism

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Pragmatism

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noun
1. 
action or policy dictated by consideration of the immediate practical consequences rather than by theory or dogma
2. philosophy
a. 
the doctrine that the content of a concept consists only in its practical applicability
b. 
the doctrine that truth consists not in correspondence with the facts but in successful coherence with experience
See also instrumentalism

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Pragmatism

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noun
1. 
the quality or condition of being pragmatic
2.  US
a method or tendency in philosophy, started by C. S. Peirce and William James, which determines the meaning and truth of all concepts by their practical consequences

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Pragmatism

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n.
1. Philosophy A movement consisting of varying but associated theories, originally developed by Charles S. Peirce and William James and distinguished by the doctrine that the meaning or truth value of an idea or a proposition lies in its observable practical consequences.
2. A practical, matter-of-fact way of approaching or assessing situations or of solving problems.

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