Pragmatist

Etymology
From πρᾶγμα:.

Noun

 * 1) One who acts in a practical or straightforward manner; one who is pragmatic; one who values practicality or pragmatism.
 * A pragmatist would never plant such a messy tree, but I like its flowers.
 * 1) One who acts in response to particular situations rather than upon abstract ideals; one who is willing to ignore their ideals to accomplish goals.
 * I'm not a thief, I am a pragmatist. I need this bread to feed my family.
 * We cannot trust him not to lie for his own gain, he's an opportunist and a pragmatist.
 * 1) One who belongs to the philosophic school of pragmatism; one who holds that the meaning of beliefs are the actions they entail, and that the truth of those beliefs consist in the actions they entail successfully leading a believer to their goals.
 * 2) * 2007, John Lachs and Robert Talisse, American Philosophy: An Encyclopedia, p. 310.
 * [S]ome pragmatists (such as William James) took a more pantheist or pandeist approach by rejecting views of God as separate from the world.

Translations

 * Romanian: pragmatist


 * Slovak: pragmatik

Related terms

 * pragma
 * pragmatically
 * pragmatics
 * pragmatism

Noun

 * 1) pragmatist

Related terms

 * pragmatic
 * pragmatism

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