pragmaticism
pragmaticism noun: a Peircean philosophy based on strict logic, the immutability of truth, the reality of infinity, and the difference between (i) actively willing to control thought, to doubt, to weigh reasons, and (ii) willing not to exert the will, willing to believe.
Noun
pragmaticism (usually uncountable, plural pragmaticisms)
- A Peircean philosophy based on strict logic, the immutability of truth, the reality of infinity, and the difference between (i) actively willing to control thought, to doubt, to weigh reasons, and (ii) willing not to exert the will, willing to believe.
pragmaticism meaning in Tamil
pragmaticism in Tamil
- நடைமுறைவாதம்
Forms of pragmaticism
| plural | pragmaticisms |
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Origin of pragmaticism
From pragmatic + -ism, coined by Charles Sanders Peirce to distinguish his pragmatic philosophy from pragmatism.
Questions about pragmaticism
- What does pragmaticism mean?
- Pragmaticism means a Peircean philosophy based on strict logic, the immutability of truth, the reality of infinity, and the difference between (i) actively willing to control thought, to doubt, to weigh reasons, and (ii) willing not to exert the will, willing to believe.
- What is pragmaticism in Tamil?
- Pragmaticism in Tamil is நடைமுறைவாதம். See Pragmaticism meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pragmaticism?
- Pragmaticism is a noun.
- What is the plural of pragmaticism?
- The plural of pragmaticism is pragmaticisms.
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