- 1務實作風；哲學上稱實用主義
Pragmatism is a way of dealing with problems in a sensible, practical way instead of following a set of ideas. You judge a plan by whether it works in real life, not by whether it matches a theory. News writers use it for politicians and bosses who “get things done.” Though actually, the word also names a school of thought, especially in American philosophy, that says an idea is worth holding if it works in experience. Students usually meet the everyday sense first; the school-of-thought sense shows up later in textbooks. Both share the same core: results in the world matter more than a clean idea on paper. It is a serious, essay-level noun, not playground talk.
組成From the Ancient Greek stem of pragma “act, thing done” + -ism (a way of thinking, or a school of thought).
同家族的字
- pragmaticthe adjective for this way of dealing with problems
- pragmatista person who follows this way, or a believer in the philosophical school
- pragmaticallythe adverb: in this practical way
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
pragmatismnoun/ˈpɹæɡmətɪzəm/
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The pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals.
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human-sciencesphilosophysciencesThe idea that beliefs are identified with the actions of a believer, and the truth of beliefs with success of those actions in securing a believer's goals; the doctrine that ideas must be looked at in terms of their practical effects and consequences.
- 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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governmentpoliticsThe theory that political problems should be met with practical solutions rather than ideological ones.
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obsoleteThe habit of interfering in other people's affairs; meddlesomeness.
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