Pragmatism



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 实用主义
• ［英］ n. 实用主义 ( the philosophic doctrine of C.S. Peirce)
• ［例］ Many politicians lack pragmatism because of lofty ideals.

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Date: circa 1864
• 1. a practical approach to problems and affairs <tried to strike a balance between principles and pragmatism>
• 2. an American movement in philosophy founded by C. S. Peirce and William James and marked by the doctrines that the meaning of conceptions is to be sought in their practical bearings, that the function of thought is to guide action, and that truth is preeminently to be tested by the practical consequences of belief
• ? pragmatist adjective or noun
• ? pragmatistic adjective

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