pragmatism

Noun
  1. (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value (synset 105983665)
    referred to in: philosophy - the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
    is a type of: philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory - a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy
    subtypes: instrumentalism - a system of pragmatic philosophy that considers idea to be instruments that should guide our actions and their value is measured by their success
  2. The attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth (synset 105159116)
    is a type of: practicality - concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities
    same as: realism

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