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1. Pragmatism - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pragmatism
Description: WebPragmatism. This article is about the philosophical movement. For other uses, see Pragmatism (disambiguation). Pragmatism is a philosophical tradition that views language and thought as tools for prediction, problem solving, and action, rather than describing, representing, or mirroring reality.
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2. Pragmatism | Definition, History, & Examples | Britannica
Link: https://www.britannica.com/topic/pragmatism-philosophy
Description: WebFeb 21, 2024 · pragmatism, school of philosophy, dominant in the United States in the first quarter of the 20th century, based on the principle that the usefulness, workability, and practicality of ideas, policies, and proposals are the criteria of their merit.
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3. Pragmatism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Link: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pragmatism/
Description: WebAug 16, 2008 · After that we will briefly explore some of the many other areas of philosophy in which rich pragmatist contributions have been made. 1. The Meaning of Pragmatism: James. 2. The Pragmatic Maxim: Peirce. 3. Pragmatist Theories of Truth. 3.1 Peirce on Truth and Reality. 3.2 James on Truth.
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4. Pragmaticism - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pragmaticism
Description: Web1. Clearness of a conception familiar and readily used even if unanalyzed and undeveloped. 2. Clearness of a conception in virtue of clearness of its definition's parts, in virtue of which logicians called an idea distinct, that is, clarified by analysis of just what elements make the given idea applicable.
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5. Pragmatism | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Link: https://iep.utm.edu/pragmati/
Description: WebPragmatism is a philosophical movement that includes those who claim that an ideology or proposition is true if it works satisfactorily, that the meaning of a proposition is to be found in the practical consequences of accepting it, and that unpractical ideas are to be rejected.
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6. What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
Link: https://www.thecollector.com/what-is-pragmatism-philosophy/
Description: WebOct 22, 2023 · Pragmatism is the most influential philosophical movement to come out of American philosophy. Its most basic foundational principle is that of the pragmatic method, that is, the methodological prioritization of practical consequences over everything else.
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7. Pragmatism: Explanation and Examples
Link: https://philosophyterms.com/pragmatism/
Description: WebIn popular usage, a “pragmatist” is someone who always thinks about the practical side of things and doesn’t worry about theory or ideology. In philosophy, the term has a significantly different meaning. In philosophy, pragmatism is a school of thought that starts from the insight that words are tools.
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8. Pragmatism - Philosophy - Oxford Bibliographies
Link: https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/abstract/document/obo-9780195396577/obo-9780195396577-0093.xml
Description: WebDec 15, 2022 · Pragmatism is, broadly, an approach to philosophy that clusters loosely around a set of themes and a common tradition. The most clearly Pragmatist of these themes is what we might call a turn to practice. The idea is that in order to understand philosophical concepts fully, we must look to those ordinary practices that take such …
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9. Pragmatics (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
Link: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pragmatics/
Description: WebNov 28, 2006 · 1. Introduction. 2. Classical Pragmatics. 2.1 Far-side Pragmatics: Beyond Saying. 2.1.1 Austin, Searle, and Speech Acts. 2.1.2 Grice and Conversational Implicatures. 2.1.3 Bach, Harnish, and a Unified Theory. 2.2 Near-side Pragmatics. 2.2.1 Kaplan on Indexical and Demonstratives. 2.2.2 Pragmatic Puzzles of Referentialism.
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10. Peirce, Charles Sanders: Pragmatism - Internet Encyclopedia of …
Link: https://iep.utm.edu/peircepr/
Description: WebPragmatism is a principle of inquiry and an account of meaning first proposed by C. S. Peirce in the 1870s. The crux of Peirce’s pragmatism is that for any statement to be meaningful, it must have practical bearings. Peirce saw the pragmatic account of meaning as a method for clearing up metaphysics and aiding scientific inquiry.