a practical approach to problems and affairs
They always try to strike a balance between principles and pragmatism
a philosophical movement asserting that the meaning or truth of a concept depends on its practical consequences
William James, a leading pragmatist, argued that a belief is true when it puts us into a satisfactory relation to our experience, when it meets our needs and interests. Cognition is thus guided by our interests and values, he urged, and it is rational to give emotions a role in fixing what we should believe — Professor Christopher Hookway
pragmatist adj and noun
pragmatistic /-ʹtistik/ adj