pragmatism

Noun
Synonyms: realism

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value
  2. the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truthSynonyms: realism
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Pragmatism \Prag"ma*tism\, n. The quality or state of being pragmatic; in literature, the pragmatic, or philosophical, method. [1913 Webster]

The narration of this apparently trifling circumstance belongs to the pragmatism of the history. --A. Murphy. [1913 Webster]

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