| NOUN | cognition | pragmatism | (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value |
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| attribute | pragmatism, realism | the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring / favoring practicality and literal truth |
| Sounds | prae'gmahtih.zahm | |
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| Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... | |
| Meaning | (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value. | |
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| Category | philosophy | The rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics |
| Narrower | instrumentalism | A system of pragmatic philosophy that considers idea to be instruments that should guide our actions and their value is measured by their success |
| Broader | philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory | A doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy |
| Spanish | pragmatismo | |
| Catalan | pragmatisme | |
| Adjectives | pragmatic, pragmatical | of or concerning the theory of pragmatism |
| Nouns | pragmatist | an adherent of philosophical pragmatism |
| Meaning | The attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring / favoring practicality and literal truth. | |
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| Synonym | realism | |
| Broader | practicality | concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities |
| Spanish | pragmatismo, realismo | |
| Catalan | realisme | |
| Adjectives | pragmatic, pragmatical | concerned with practical matters |
| pragmatic | guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory | |
| Nouns | pragmatist | a person who takes a practical approach to problems and is concerned primarily with the success or failure of her actions |
| pragmatist | an adherent of philosophical pragmatism | |
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