pragmatic
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- adjective
- /præɡˈmætɪk/
- Specialized
:
pragmático
- He's got the pedigree and the training in pragmatic thought processes to make a good purchase decision.
- pragmatic theory
- pragmatic distinction
- pragmatic philosophy
And like it or not, in the absence of beliefs here, I'm Charles Purse, the pragmatic philosopher.
- And like it or not, in the absence of beliefs here, I'm Charles Purse, the pragmatic philosopher.
Examples
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The pragmatic theory relates the truth of a knowledge statement to its practical consequences.
Academic text (2012) -
By contrast, if pragmatic meaning extends to conceivability, the circle of interpretation will be more open.
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I think there is an important pragmatic/philosophical issue that we have to deal with.
Blog text (14) -
They're engaged in some pretty, you know, pragmatic but deep philosophical questions, we can say.
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Jean-Jacques Lecercle's The Violence of Language is a specific pragmatic study of "violence" and language.
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William Schuman not only gave us excellent twentieth-century compositions, but he also offered a pragmatic philosophy of music education.
Academic text (2001) -
So what did the pragmatic Santayana and the pragmatists disagree about, and do these disagreements matter?
Academic text (1990) -
Thus, Chiang's pragmatic diplomacy was based on two conceptual pillars: the One China principle and democratic values.
Academic text (2000) -
His pragmatic approach to problem-solving has helped the team achieve better results.
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We need a pragmatic solution that will work in real life, not just in theory.
Synonyms
Relating to a philosophy that values practical results over theory
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
An official order by a king or emperor that becomes a basic law of the country
Surface Forms
Morphology
pragmatic = pragmatism (semi-transparent) = pragmat + ic
The adjective is recognizably related to the noun 'pragmatism' (philosophical sense), but the morphological relation involves affix substitution rather than a simple, regular suffixation.
Etymology
Pragmatic comes from the Greek root pragma meaning 'deed' or 'thing', and in the philosophical idea called pragmatism it means judging ideas by what they do in real life. So a pragmatic view in philosophy looks at the practical results of ideas, not only at theory.