pragmatistic
1pragmatistic — adjective see pragmatism …
2pragmatistic — See pragmatist. * * * …
3pragmatistic — prag·ma·tis·tic …
4pragmatistic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|tistik adjective : of, relating to, or constituting pragmatism …
5pragmatism — pragmatistic, adj. /prag meuh tiz euhm/, n. 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… …
6prag|ma|tist — «PRAG muh tihst», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a person who believes in pragmatism: »If the individual was to be justified by the pragmatist s idea that “a thing is true if it works,” it could only be done in terms of the outer…world, where things can …
7pragmatism — noun Date: circa 1864 1. a practical approach to problems and affairs < tried to strike a balance between principles and pragmatism > 2. an American movement in philosophy founded by C. S. Peirce and William James and marked by the doctrines that …
8Quality (philosophy) — A quality (from Lat. qualitas [Morwood, 1995] ) is an attribute or a property. Attributes are ascribable, by a subject, whereas properties are possessible [Cargile, 1995] . Some philosophers assert that a quality cannot be defined [Metaphysics of …
9James, William — American pragmatism James J.E.Tiles THE BERKELEY LECTURE Pragmatism was introduced to society in a lecture given by William James1 to the Philosophical Union at the University of California in Berkeley on 26 August 1898.2 In his lecture James… …
10Idealism (italian) and after — Italian idealism and after Gentile, Croce and others Giacomo Rinaldi INTRODUCTION The history of twentieth century Italian philosophy is strongly influenced both by the peculiar character of its evolution in the preceding century and by… …
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