pragmatism

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Pragmatism is defined as an approach to things that focuses on the practical or logical response.

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Addressing problems logically and practically is an example of pragmatism.

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See pragmatism in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. the quality or condition of being pragmatic
  2. ☆ 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

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See pragmatism in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  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.

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  • pragˈma·tist noun
  • pragˌma·tisˈtic adjective

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