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[ prag-muh-tist ] / ˈpræg mə tɪst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pragmatist ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person who is oriented toward the success or failure of a particular line of action, thought, etc.; a practical person. an advocate or adherent of philosophical pragmatism. adjectiveof, relating to, or characteristic of pragmatism. Origin of pragmatistFirst recorded in 1630–40; pragmat(ic) + -ist OTHER WORDS FROM pragmatistan·ti·prag·ma·tist, noun, adjectiveWords nearby pragmatistpragmaticism, pragmatics, pragmatic sanction, pragmatic theory, pragmatism, pragmatist, Prague, Prague maneuver, Prague pelvis, Prague School, Prague Spring Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pragmatistShe’s dedicated and embraces bold ideas, and as a creative pragmatist, she’s grounded in the reality of the steps to deliver those ideas. Vote Brooke Pinto for Ward 2 Council|John Guggenmos|October 6, 2020|Washington Blade A pragmatist and a moderate, she serves as a role model for other Blue Dog women running for election in Red states. Never Bet Against Senator Heidi Heitkamp, North Dakota’s Rising Star|Sandra McElwaine|January 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST He's a conservative, but not a purist; he's a conviction politician—and a pragmatist too. A Thinner Chris Christie Still Faces Big Political Challenges|Robert Shrum|May 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST Obama took to it in his own way, as a pragmatist, a centrist, a man who believes in compromise. Bernard-Henri Lévy on Barack Obama’s Three Revolutions|Bernard-Henri Lévy|October 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Bowles is a committed centrist, a fiscal conservative, and a pragmatist. The Only Guy Who Can Save Obama|Doug Schoen|September 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST I wish we would stop seeing him as either the prophet who will deliver us or the pragmatist who will deny us. Obama's Cautious Gay Strategy|Timothy Patrick McCarthy|April 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST Thus the pragmatist's reliance on facts does not carry him beyond the psychic sphere; his facts are only his personal experiences. Winds Of Doctrine|George Santayana They simply assume that no pragmatist CAN admit a genuinely theoretic interest. The Meaning of Truth|William James Had his question been about truth, only a pragmatist could have told him the particular go of it. This is the pragmatist's view of the nature of all assertions and opinions. The Sources Of Religious Insight|Josiah Royce The pragmatist theory that “truth” is a belief which works well sometimes conflicts with common-sense and not with logic. The philosophy of B*rtr*nd R*ss*ll|Various
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