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Definition of pragmatist - 2 dictionary results

prag⋅ma⋅tist

  [prag-muh-tist]
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–noun
1. a person who is oriented toward the success or failure of a particular line of action, thought, etc.; a practical person.
2. an advocate or adherent of philosophical pragmatism.
–adjective
3. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of pragmatism.
Origin:
1630–40; pragmat(ic) + -ist
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prag·ma·tism   (prāg'mə-tĭz'əm)   
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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