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PRONUNCIATION OF PRAGMATICISM

pragmaticism  [præɡˈmætɪsɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRAGMATICISM

noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Pragmaticism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRAGMATICISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pragmaticism

Pragmaticism

Pragmaticism is a term used by Charles Sanders Peirce for his pragmatic philosophy starting in 1905, in order to distance himself and it from pragmatism, the original name, which had been used in a manner he did not approve of in the "literary journals". Peirce in 1905 announced his coinage "pragmaticism", saying that it was "ugly enough to be safe from kidnappers" (Collected Papers (CP) 5.414). Today, outside of philosophy, "pragmatism" is often taken to refer to a compromise of aims or principles, even a ruthless search for mercenary advantage. Peirce gave other or more specific reasons for the distinction in a surviving draft letter that year and in later writings. Peirce's pragmatism, that is, pragmaticism, differed in Peirce's view from other pragmatisms by its commitments to the spirit of strict logic, the immutability of truth, the reality of infinity, and the difference between (1) actively willing to control thought, to doubt, to weigh reasons, and (2) willing not to exert the will, willing to believe. In his view his pragmatism is, strictly speaking, not itself a whole philosophy, but instead a general method for the clarification of ideas.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRAGMATICISM


agnosticism
æɡˈnɒstɪsɪzəm
antiromanticism
ˌæntɪrəʊˈmæntɪsɪzəm
antisepticism
ˌæntɪˈseptɪsɪzəm
apocalypticism
əˌpɒkəˈlɪptɪsɪzəm
asepticism
eɪˈsɛptɪsɪzəm
astaticism
eɪˈstætɪsɪzəm
athleticism
æθˈlɛtɪsɪzəm
autodidacticism
ˌɔːtəʊdɪˈdæktɪsɪzəm
chromaticism
krəˈmætɪsɪzəm
didacticism
dɪˈdæktɪsɪzəm
exoticism
ɪɡˈzɒtɪsɪzəm
grammaticism
ɡrəˈmætɪsɪzəm
patristicism
pəˈtrɪstɪsɪzəm
peripateticism
ˌpɛrɪpəˈtɛtɪsɪzəm
poeticism
pəʊˈɛtɪsɪzəm
propheticism
prəʊˈfɛtɪsɪzəm
psychoticism
saɪˈkɒtɪsɪzəm
scepticism
ˈskɛptɪsɪzəm
skepticism
ˈskɛptɪsɪzəm
syntheticism
sɪnˈθɛtɪsɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRAGMATICISM

praetorium
Praetorius
praetorship
pragmatic
pragmatic sanction
pragmatical
pragmaticality
pragmatically
pragmaticalness
pragmaticist
pragmatics
pragmatisation
pragmatise
pragmatiser
pragmatism
pragmatist
pragmatistic
pragmatization
pragmatize
pragmatizer

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRAGMATICISM

aestheticism
Catholicism
classicism
criticism
cynicism
eclecticism
eroticism
fanaticism
historicism
literary criticism
lyricism
mosaicism
mysticism
neoclassicism
neuroticism
racism
romanticism
scholasticism
self-criticism
textual criticism
witticism

Synonyms and antonyms of pragmaticism in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «pragmaticism» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

实用主义
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pragmaticismo
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pragmaticism
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प्रैग्मैटिसिज़्म
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pragmaticism
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прагматизма
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pragmaticismo
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pragmaticism
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pragmaticisme
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Pragmatik
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Pragmatismus
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pragmaticism
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pragmaticism
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Pragmaticism
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pragmaticism
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pragmaticism
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व्यावहारिकता
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pragmaticism
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pragmatismo
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pragmaticism
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прагматизму
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pragmaticism
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pragmaticism
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pragmaticism
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pragmaticism
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pragmaticism
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Trends of use of pragmaticism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRAGMATICISM»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRAGMATICISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pragmaticism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRAGMATICISM»

Discover the use of pragmaticism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pragmaticism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Charles S. Peirce: From Pragmatism to Pragmaticism
This book will also be of interest to those scholars interested in the development of post-World War II German thought, and the influence of North American thinking on European thought in general.
Karl Otto Apel, 1995
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The Essential Peirce: Selected Philosophical Writings
457) he used "pragmaticism" because, he wrote, James and Schiller had made " pragmatism" imply "the will to believe, the mutability of truth, the soundness of Zeno's refutation of motion, and pluralism generally"; but he would often revert to his ...
Charles Sanders Peirce, Nathan Houser, Christian J. W. Kloesel, 1998
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Four Ages of Understanding: The First Postmodern Survey of ...
Pragmaticism does not intend to define the phenomenal equivalents of words and general ideas, but, on the contrary, eliminates their sential element, and endeavors to define the rational purport, and this it finds in the purposive bearing of the ...
John N. Deely, 2001
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Peirce and Spinoza's Surprising Pragmaticism
Keywords.Peirce, Pragmatism.
Shannon Jennifer Dea, 2007
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The Essential Peirce: Selected Philosophical Writings ...
457) he used “pragmaticism” because, he wrote, James and Schiller had made “ pragmatism” imply “the will to believe, the mutability of truth, the soundness of Zeno's refutation of motion, and pluralism generally”; but he would often revert to his ...
Peirce Edition Project, 1998
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Language Function: An Introduction to Pragmatic Assessment ...
For example, “pragmaticism” is a real word, but the reader may not know anything about the pattern, “pragmaticism,” unless the reader has had some extensive American philosophy classes. At the preoperational level, the thinker knows what ...
Ellyn Arwood, 2011
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Pragmaticism
Pragmaticism is a term used by Charles Sanders Peirce for his pragmatic philosophy starting in 1905, in order to distance himself and it from pragmatism, the original name, which had been used in a manner he did not approve of in the ...
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Charles S. Peirce's Evolutionary Philosophy
are possibilities that function as rules and are real because they have objectivity in relation to the thoughts that are about them. Would-be's are dispositional properties that have some independence of any particular thought. Pragmaticism as a ...
Carl R. Hausman, 1997
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Peirce, Pragmatism, and the Logic of Scripture
Or do these questions enable him, in response, to display some emergent conception of pragmaticism that brings us from claims about “conceivably practical bearings” to doctrines of the real generality of the long run? Exposition 2 : critical ...
Peter Ochs, 2005
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Peirce and Value Theory: On Peircian Ethics and Aesthetics
There are in the body of Peirce's work so many definitions of the concept of pragmaticism that we must chose one almost at random, for they all would demonstrate the bearings of pragmaticism on verbal art which will be developed briefly ...
Herman Parret, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRAGMATICISM»

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Markets cheer as Iran, West clinch nuclear deal
In a way, it was the pragmaticism of Iran's President Hassan Rouhani and President Barack Obama that made reaching an agreement possible, ... «domain-B, Jul 15»
2
Grant's Gallipoli campaign
A real pragmaticism," he says. "I think the Australian and New Zealand military cultures remain incredibly intertwined. I've spoken to SAS ... «Stuff.co.nz, Feb 15»
3
True Pragmaticism Is Imperative in Indonesia's Foreign Policy Outlook
US President Barack Obama, right, gestures during a bilateral meeting with Indonesia's President Joko Widodo, left, in Beijing on Nov. 10, 2014 ... «Jakarta Globe, Jan 15»
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'Camelot' mirrors today's sensibilities
So it was with Lerner & Loewe in 1960 and is with McFadden's staging of “Camelot” today, a time that values post-recession pragmaticism over ... «South Bend Tribune, Dec 14»
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The Man With a Kink in His Brain
When the word “pragmatism” became associated with that view of truth he promptly renamed his own view “pragmaticism.” This, he thought ... «National Review Online, Jul 14»
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Revanchism and Its Costs
"Revanchism" and "irredentism" give pragmaticism a run for its money in the verbal atrocity department. But the reasons we've been avoiding ... «Chronicle of Higher Education, Jul 14»
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Alstom clearly favours GE despite government preference for Siemens
... create more jobs in France? Expect pragmaticism to prevail and Hollande to concede that GE wouldn't be such a bad owner after all. «The Guardian, Apr 14»
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'Stupid F---ing Bird' taking flight again at Woolly Mammoth Theatre …
Howard Shalwitz, Woolly's artistic director, says the decision to bring back “Bird” was also a case of artistically motivated pragmaticism. Woolly ... «Washington Post, Mar 14»
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This is what the clash of civilisations is really about
... a facile pragmaticism" by boldly proclaiming the truth of the church. Ratzinger has been preaching about the dangers of relativism ever since. «The Guardian, Aug 13»
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Former Malibu Mayor to run for LA County Supervisor Seat
Not polarizing, divisive social causes or vague “environmental” issues but grassroots, make things work for all, pragmaticism. Surely, Wendy ... «Los Angeles Daily News, Jul 13»

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