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Pragmatism
Pragmatism meaning
The pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals. | The idea that beliefs are identified with the actions of a believer, and the truth of beliefs with success of those actions in securing a believer's goals; the doctrine that ideas must be looked at in terms of their practical effects and consequences. | The theory that political problems should be met with practical solutions rather than ideological ones.
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But it isn't policy pragmatism he is describing, but rather the kind of pragmatism that you see all the time in con artists: say whatever you need to in order to get the "mark" to hand over his cash.
His pragmatism also bears no resemblance to "vulgar" pragmatism, which misleadingly connotes a ruthless and Machiavellian search for mercenary or political advantage.
Pragmatism and negative pragmatism are also closely aligned with the coherence theory of truth in that any testing should not be isolated but rather incorporate knowledge from all human endeavors and experience.
Helen Sharman, who was the UK’s first astronaut, on a mission to the Soviet Space Station Mir in 1991, believes that current international rivalries could be put in the shade by the pragmatism of the private sector.
His pragmatism made him the right leader for the Republican Party, an unwieldy coalition whose members agreed that slavery was wrong but disagreed about how it should end, and how freedpeople would fit into society.
In a world where pragmatism often trumps passion, offers a gateway to a world where love reigns supreme in all its impractical glory.
Indeed, the conversation on Tuesday was characterised, above all else, by its candour, its transparency and its pragmatism.
In the end pragmatism prevailed and both were admitted.
The UAE has also responded to criticism of its willingness to embrace and engage with fossil fuel companies as part of the COP 28 reform agenda by noting the need for balance and pragmatism.
While pragmatism has its merits, an overemphasis on practicality can be stifling.
And balancing the U.S. commitment to Israeli security with support for Palestinian rights is Pragmatism 101.
A societal pragmatism also values trying over a fear of failing.
But by the time Harris was elected as California’s attorney general, in 2010, her progressive tendencies appeared to have given way to political pragmatism.
It is in Rodgers' DNA to send his team out with an attacking mindset but a hardened pragmatism has to be part of the make-up now as well.
It’s often spun as a pushback on cloud computing itself, but it’s just pragmatism.
Malawi’s Pragmatism that embraced Western capitalist financial ideology and socialist political ideology.
They are also ideologues, which sets clear limits on their pragmatism.
They’re into his pragmatism, and they don’t like the Democrats’ indulgence of identity politics.
Trump’s approach to Iran will likely reflect a blend of hawkish posturing and cautious pragmatism.
Trump’s supporters at the convention in Milwaukee told the BBC they appreciated the pragmatism at play.