pragmaticism

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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.

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Meanings

nounpragmaticism (usually uncountable, plural pragmaticisms)

plural pragmaticisms

  1. uncountableusuallyA 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.

Origin

From pragmatic + -ism, coined by Charles Sanders Peirce to distinguish his pragmatic philosophy from pragmatism.

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APA

pragmaticism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pragmaticism

MLA

“pragmaticism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pragmaticism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pragmaticism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pragmaticism.

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