pragmaticism

[ prag-mat-uh-siz-uhm ]

noun
  1. the pragmatist philosophy of C. S. Peirce, chiefly a theory of meaning: so called by him to distinguish it from the pragmatism of William James.

Origin of pragmaticism

1
First recorded in 1905; pragmatic + -ism

Other words from pragmaticism

  • an·ti·prag·mat·i·cism, noun

Words Nearby pragmaticism

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How to use pragmaticism in a sentence

  • Many components of Leibniz's system, of Descartes' rationalism, and Peirce's pragmaticism can be mentioned.