Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A special and limited form of pragmatism, in which the pragmatism is restricted to the determining of the meaning of concepts (particularly of philosophic concepts) by consideration of the experimental differences in the conduct of life which would conceivably result from the affirmation or denial of the meaning in question.
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In 1877-78, Peirce wrote a series of articles for Popular Science Monthly magazine called "Illustrations in the Logic of Science," in which he laid out much of the foundations of Pragmatist philosophy (Peirce would come to prefer the term "pragmaticism," to distinguish his own ideas from what he saw as distortions that crept in as the concepts became popularized).
A good idea at the time Matthew Guerrieri 2008
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In 1877-78, Peirce wrote a series of articles for Popular Science Monthly magazine called "Illustrations in the Logic of Science," in which he laid out much of the foundations of Pragmatist philosophy (Peirce would come to prefer the term "pragmaticism," to distinguish his own ideas from what he saw as distortions that crept in as the concepts became popularized).
Archive 2008-08-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2008
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"pragmaticism", but the new term did not prove useful to philosophers and has been abandoned.
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"pragmaticism", but the new term did not prove useful to philosophers and has been abandoned.
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For the record, I'm a liberal but there comes a time where pragmaticism takes over, and it should start with this issue. james
Should path for citizenship be made easier for illegal immigrants? 2010
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( "How To Make Our Ideas Clear," 1878) But thinking about music in a Peircean way has been largely in the context of semiotics, not logic, or pragmatism, or "pragmaticism."
Archive 2008-08-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2008
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As best I can tell, the VP Chief of Staff coined the term on the spot, or else was confusing it with Posner-style legal pragmaticism.
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( "How To Make Our Ideas Clear," 1878) But thinking about music in a Peircean way has been largely in the context of semiotics, not logic, or pragmatism, or "pragmaticism."
A good idea at the time Matthew Guerrieri 2008
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At a certain point, pragmaticism must set in, and the pragmaticism of free markets and firm actions against terrorism has to become apparent now that he sees things from the Oval Office.
Obama to congressional Republicans: "You can't just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done." Ann Althouse 2009
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It is in this light that his specifications of the nature of pragmatism (which he later called “pragmaticism” in order to distinguish his own scientific philosophy from other conceptions and theories that were trafficked under the title “pragmatism”) are to be understood.
Nobody Knows Nothing 2009
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