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/ˈpɹæɡmətɪzəm/ · noun
The pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals..
Our conception of these practical consequences is for us the whole of our conception of the object, so far as that conception has positive significance at all. This is the principle of [Charles Sanders] Peirce, the principle of pragmatism.
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Pragmatism means The pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include idealism, contemplation.
Our conception of these practical consequences is for us the whole of our conception of the object, so far as that conception has positive significance at all. This is the principle of [Charles Sanders] Peirce, the principle of pragmatism.
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