- In
linguistics and
related fields,
pragmatics is the
study of how
context contributes to meaning. The
field of
study evaluates how
human language is utilized...
- pragmatism,
pragmatic, pragmatist, or
practical in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Pragmatism is a
philosophical movement.
Pragmatism or
pragmatic may also...
- "
Pragmaticism" is a term used by
Charles Sanders Peirce for his
pragmatic philosophy starting in 1905, in
order to
distance himself and it from pragmatism...
- The
Pragmatic Programmer: From
Journeyman to
Master is a book
about computer programming and
software engineering,
written by
Andrew Hunt and
David Thomas...
- A
pragmatic sanction is a sovereign's
solemn decree on a
matter of
primary importance and has the
force of
fundamental law. In the late
history of the...
- Peirce,
William James, and John Dewey. In 1878,
Peirce described it in his
pragmatic maxim: "Consider the
practical effects of the
objects of your conception...
-
Pragmatic ethics is a
theory of
normative philosophical ethics and meta-ethics.
Ethical pragmatists such as John
Dewey believe that some
societies have...
-
Universal pragmatics (UP), more
recently placed under the
heading of
formal pragmatics, is the
philosophical study of the
necessary conditions for reaching...
- The
Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 (Latin:
Sanctio Pragmatica; German:
Pragmatische Sanktion) was an
edict issued by Holy
Roman Emperor Charles VI, on 19...
- is
often simply referred to as
pragmatism in politics, e.g. "pursuing
pragmatic policies" or "realistic policies".
While generally used as a positive...