pragmatism

As nouns the difference between prudence and pragmatism

is that prudence is the quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the way of caution and provision; discretion; carefulness; hence, also, economy; frugality while pragmatism is the pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals.

As a proper noun Prudence

is {{given name|female|from=English}}, one of the Puritan virtue names.

As nouns the difference between pragmatism and fatalism

is that pragmatism is the pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals while fatalism is the doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable necessity, or determined in advance in such a way that human beings cannot change them.

In philosophy terms the difference between objectivism and pragmatism

is that objectivism is one of several doctrines that holds that all of reality is objective and exists outside of the mind while pragmatism is the 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.

As nouns the difference between objectivism and pragmatism

is that objectivism is the state of being objective while pragmatism is the pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals.

As nouns the difference between pragmatism and transcendentalism

is that pragmatism is the pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals while transcendentalism is the transcending, or going beyond, empiricism, and ascertaining a priori the fundamental principles of human knowledge.

In philosophy terms the difference between pragmatism and positivism

is that pragmatism is the 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 while positivism is a doctrine that states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method, refusing every form of metaphysics.

As nouns the difference between pragmatism and positivism

is that pragmatism is the pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals while positivism is a doctrine that states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method, refusing every form of metaphysics.

As nouns the difference between pessimism and pragmatism

is that pessimism is a general belief that bad things will happen while pragmatism is the pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals.

As a noun pragmatism

is the pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals.

As an adjective transformative is

that causes transformation.

As nouns the difference between humanism and pragmatism

is that humanism is the study of the humanities or the liberal arts; literary (especially classical) scholarship while pragmatism is the pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals.

As nouns the difference between pragmatism and reconstructionist

is that pragmatism is the pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals while reconstructionist is someone who attempts to reestablish an ancient or historic religion in the modern era.

As nouns the difference between consequentialism and pragmatism

is that consequentialism is the ethical study of morals, duties and rights with an approach that focuses consequences of a particular action while pragmatism is the pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals.