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'''Pragmatism''' is a straightforward practical way of thinking about things or dealing with problems, concerned with results rather than with [[theories]] and principles. [[Politician]]s are often described as pragmatic if they change their policies, or even their professed beliefs, based on what will produce results in a given political climate, or what will win them votes.
'''Pragmatism''' is a straightforward practical way of thinking about things or dealing with problems, concerned with results rather than with [[theories]] and principles. [[Politician]]s are often described as pragmatic if they change their policies, or even their professed beliefs, based on what will produce results in a given political climate, or what will win them votes.
Pragmatism is also a philosophical school with origins in the [[United States]] which postulates that truth is whatever useful and rejects [[foundationalism]]. Perhaps the most well-known pragmatist was [[William James]] who wrote extensively on the subject of religious experience. The late philosopher [[Richard Rorty]] is also remembered as a "neo-pragmatist".
==see also==
==see also==
* [[Charles Sanders Peirce]]
* [[Charles Sanders Peirce]]
* [[John Dewey]]
* [[John Dewey]]
[[Category:Philosophy]]
[[Category:Philosophy]]