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pragmatism
noun
- the quality or condition of being pragmatic
- ☆ 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
Related Forms:
- pragmatist noun, adjective
- pragmatistic adjective
See pragmatism in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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