pragmatist
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- noun
- /ˈpræɡmətɪst/
- Formal
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pragmatista
- So the American pragmatist defined truth as the end of inquiry.
- pragmatist-progressive
- American pragmatist
- classic pragmatists
So the American pragmatist defined truth as the end of inquiry.
- So the American pragmatist defined truth as the end of inquiry.
- Alexander, I think, was somebody who appreciated both sides of, of the American pragmatist tradition.
- Now James says that the empiricist, and here you can recognize that the empiricist is also a pragmatist.
- Then we have the pragmatists as a successive waves of theorization.
Examples
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Now we're talking about pragmatist, we're talking about someone who's applying some principles.
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As she noted on multiple occasions, James and fellow pragmatist John Dewey were important models.
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Alexander, I think, was somebody who appreciated both sides of, of the American pragmatist tradition.
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Recovering the character and influence of this pragmatist strand of progressive politics yields historical and civic fruit.
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In the process, he affirmed the basic premise of pragmatist ethics: the contingency of values.
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Even justices of a decidedly conservative philosophy often proved to be pragmatists rather than merchants of an agenda.
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By 1912, the two strongest presidential contenders, Roosevelt and Wilson, were each indebted to pragmatist Progressive thinkers for the substance of their campaign messages.
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Advocating for arts education meant reconciling capitalist-based utilitarian rationales with the pragmatist argument that experiences in visual art enhance intellectual and emotional growth.
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By necessity and by moral inclination, William was a pragmatist—a politique, in the sixteenth-century term.
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A true pragmatist always looks for practical solutions to complex problems.
Synonyms
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A person who sees facts clearly and deals with them practically
Surface Forms
Morphology
pragmatist = pragmatism + pragmatic (transparent) = pragmat + ist
Denotes an adherent of the doctrine 'pragmatism' (knowing 'pragmatism' makes the philosophical sense clear).
Etymology
Pragmatist comes from the Greek root pragma meaning 'deed' or 'action', the same root you see in practice. So a pragmatist in philosophy tests ideas by what they do in real life and cares about their practical results.