Complete Definition of "pragmatism"

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Noun
pragmatism

  1. The compromising of one's ideals to better deal with the specifics of a situation.
  2. The pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; utilitarianism.
  3. philosophy A philosophic school linking the meaning of beliefs to the actions of a believer, and the truth of beliefs to success of those actions in securing a believer's goals.

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Croatian: t-|hr|pragmatizam|m
German: t-|de|Pragmatismus|m
Finnish: Pragmaattinen m
Norwegian: t-|no|Pragmatisme|m

See also
alternativism
relativism

Category:English nouns ending in -ism

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