NOUN | person | pragmatist | an adherent of philosophical pragmatism |
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person | pragmatist | a person who takes a practical approach to problems and is concerned primarily with the success or failure of her actions |
Sounds | prae'gmahtihst | |
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Rhymes | abortionist ... Zionist: 245 rhymes with ihst... |
Meaning | An adherent of philosophical pragmatism. | |
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Broader | realist | A philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them |
Spanish | pragmatista | |
Catalan | pragmatista | |
Nouns | pragmatism | the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring / favoring practicality and literal truth |
pragmatism | (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value |
Meaning | A person who takes a practical approach to problems and is concerned primarily with the success or failure of her actions. | |
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Broader | realist | A person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly |
Nouns | pragmatism | the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring / favoring practicality and literal truth |
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