International relations are governed by pragmatism.
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Pragmatism
/ˈpɹæɡmətɪzəm/
Synonyms for "pragmatism" (92 found)
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animalismatomismbehaviorismcommonsense realismcontrolcontrol experimentcontrolled experimentcut and trydialectical materialismdown-to-earthnessearthinessearthlinessempiricismepiphenomenalism
Noun(4 words)
Adjective(1 words)
earthbound tendencies
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Noun(5 words)
experimentexperimental designexperimental methodexperimental proofexperimentalismexperimentationfreedom from illusionfunctional designfunctional furniturefunctionalismhardheadednesshistorical materialismhit and misshylomorphismhylotheismhylozoismlack of feelingsmarxismmaterialismmatter-of-factness
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Adjective(1 words)
grounded in reality
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natural realismnaturalismnew realismnoble experimentphilosophyphysicalismphysicismpositive philosophypositivismpractical-mindednesspracticalitypracticalnesspragmaticismr and drationalityrealismreasonablenessrepresentative realismresearch and developmentrule of thumb
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Noun(7 words)
Adjective(1 words)
utilitarian philosophy
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6 entriesacademic pragmatismphilosophical pragmatismpragmatic approachpragmatic methodpragmatism movementpragmatist stance
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They've always been a pragmatic party with a social agenda, and because of its pragmatism, there is a window of opportunity here.
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Our conception of these practical consequences is for us the whole of our conception of the object, so far as that conception has positive significance at all. This is the principle of [Charles Sanders] Peirce, the principle of pragmatism.
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