PRAGMATISM

realism, pragmatism

(noun) the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

pragmatism

(noun) (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

pragmatism (countable and uncountable, plural pragmatisms)

The pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals.

(politics) The theory that political problems should be met with practical solutions rather than ideological ones.

(philosophy) The idea that beliefs are identified with the actions of a believer, and the truth of beliefs with success of those actions in securing a believer's goals; the doctrine that ideas must be looked at in terms of their practical effects and consequences.

The habit of interfering in other people's affairs; meddlesomeness.

Antonyms

• idealism

• contemplation

Source: Wiktionary

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Prag"ma*tism, n.

Definition: The quality or state of being pragmatic; in literature, the pragmatic, or philosophical, method. The narration of this apparently trifling circumstance belongs to the pragmatism of the history. A. Murphy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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