Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pragmatism | Yes | No | No | No |
philosophy | Yes | No | No | No |
pragmatism (noun) | philosophy (noun) |
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the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth | the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics |
(philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value | a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school |
any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation |