English noun: pragmatism | |||
1. | pragmatism (cognition) (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value | ||
Broader (hypernym) | philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | instrumentalism | ||
Domain category | philosophy | ||
2. | pragmatism (attribute) the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth | ||
Synonyms | realism | ||
Broader (hypernym) | practicality | ||