pragmaticism

[ prag-mat-uh-siz-uh m ]
/ prægˈmæt əˌsɪz əm /

noun

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

First recorded in 1905; pragmatic + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM pragmaticism

an·ti·prag·mat·i·cism, noun

Words nearby pragmaticism

pragmatagnosia, pragmatamnesia, pragmatic, pragmatic sanction, pragmatic theory, pragmaticism, pragmatics, pragmatism, pragmatist, prague, prague maneuver

Example sentences from the Web for pragmaticism

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

    The Civilization of Illiteracy |Mihai Nadin