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Noun: pragmatism  'prag-mu,ti-zum
  1. (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value
     
  2. The attribute of accepting the facts of life and favouring practicality and literal truth
    - realism

Derived forms: pragmatisms

Type of: philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory, practicality

Encyclopedia: Pragmatism

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