Pragmatism
Pragmatism
Pragmatism (/præɡməˌtɪzəm/), from the Greek pragma ("deed, act"), is a philosophical tradition that began in the United States around 1870. Its origins are often attributed to the philosophers Charles Sanders Peirce, William James, and John Dewey. Pragmatism considers thought as an instrument or tool for prediction, problem solving and action, and rejects the idea that the function of thought is to describe, represent, or mirror reality.
Etymology
The term "pragmatism" was first used in print by James, who credited Peirce with coining the term during the early 1870s. The word comes from the Greek pragma, meaning action, from which the words 'practical' and 'practice' also derive.
Related Terms
- Epistemology: The study of knowledge and justified belief.
- Metaphysics: The branch of philosophy that studies the first principles of being, identity and change, space and time, causality, necessity and possibility.
- Philosophy of Science: The study of assumptions, foundations, and implications of science.
- Empiricism: The theory that all knowledge is derived from sense-experience.
- Rationalism: The belief or theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response.
See Also
- Charles Sanders Peirce
- William James
- John Dewey
- Philosophy of Science
- Epistemology
- Metaphysics
- Empiricism
- Rationalism
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Pragmatism
- Wikipedia's article - Pragmatism
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