What does "pragmaticism" mean?

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.

Pragmaticism

Q: What is a synonym for "pragmaticism"?

Common synonyms include: animalism, atomism, behaviorism, dialectical materialism, earthiness, empiricism.

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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. uncountable, usually

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animalism atomism behaviorism dialectical materialism earthiness empiricism

Etymology

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

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