pragmatism | ||
1. | [ noun ] (fine art) genre of art and literature that represents events and social conditions as they actually are (without idealization) | |
Synonyms: | realism | |
Related terms: | practicality genre | |
2. | [ noun ] (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value | |
Related terms: | philosophical_doctrine philosophy | |
Similar spelling: |
pragmatist pragmatics pragmatic pragmatical pragmatically pregnant prismatic presentism Phragmites proximate prognosis |