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prag·ma·tism       [prag-muh-tiz-uhm] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.character or conduct that emphasizes practicality.
2.a philosophical movement or system having various forms, but generally stressing practical consequences as constituting the essential criterion in determining meaning, truth, or value.

[Origin: 1860–65; pragmat(ic) + -ism]

—Related forms
prag·ma·tis·tic, adjective
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prag·ma·tism       (prāg'mə-tĭz'əm)  Pronunciation Key 
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 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.

prag'ma·tist n., prag'ma·tis'tic adj.
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pragmatism

noun
1. (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 [syn: realism] 

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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
pragmatism

An approach to philosophy, primarily held by American philosophers, which holds that the truth or meaning of a statement is to be measured by its practical (i.e., pragmatic) consequences. William James and John Dewey were pragmatists.


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pragmatism prag·ma·tism (prāg'mə-tĭz'əm)
n.
A way of approaching situations or solving problems that emphasizes practical applications and consequences.

prag·mat'ic (-māt'ĭk) adj.
prag'ma·tist n.

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Pragmatism

Prag"ma*tism\, n. 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. --A. Murphy.

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