pragmatism
1. (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value • Derivationally related forms: pragmatic, pragmatical, pragmatist • Topics: philosophy • Hypernyms: philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory • Hyponyms: instrumentalism 2. the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth • Syn: realism • Derivationally related forms: pragmatic, pragmatical, pragmatist, realist (for: realism) • Hypernyms: practicality
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