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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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Other Words From

  • anti·prag·mati·cism noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pragmaticism1

First recorded in 1905; pragmatic + -ism

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Example Sentences

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

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