Pragmatism

['prægmətɪz(ə)m] or ['prægmə'tɪzəm]

Definition

(noun.) (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value.

Checker: Zelig--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The quality or state of being pragmatic; in literature, the pragmatic, or philosophical, method.

Typist: Stephanie