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neopragmatism

neopragmatism noun: a postmodern form of pragmatism that focuses on language and proposes that truth is relative to social contexts and practices.

Noun

neopragmatism (uncountable)

  1. A postmodern form of pragmatism that focuses on language and proposes that truth is relative to social contexts and practices.

Origin of neopragmatism

From neo- + pragmatism.

Questions about neopragmatism

What does neopragmatism mean?
Neopragmatism means a postmodern form of pragmatism that focuses on language and proposes that truth is relative to social contexts and practices.
What part of speech is neopragmatism?
Neopragmatism is a noun.

Words near neopragmatism in the dictionary

  1. neopopulists
  2. neopositivism
  3. neopositivist
  4. neopositivists
  5. neoprag
  6. neopragmatism
  7. neopragmatist
  8. neopragmatists
  9. neoprags
  10. neoprene
  11. neoprenes

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