pragmatism

As nouns the difference between pragmatism and uni

is that pragmatism is the pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals while uni is university.

In philosophy terms the difference between pragmatism and instrumentalism

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 instrumentalism is in the philosophy of science, the view that concepts and theories are merely useful instruments whose worth is measured not by whether the concepts and theories are true or false (or correctly depict reality), but how effective they are in explaining and predicting phenomena.

As nouns the difference between pragmatism and instrumentalism

is that pragmatism is the pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals while instrumentalism is in the philosophy of science, the view that concepts and theories are merely useful instruments whose worth is measured not by whether the concepts and theories are true or false (or correctly depict reality), but how effective they are in explaining and predicting phenomena.

As nouns the difference between pragmatism and atheism

is that pragmatism is the pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals while atheism is (narrowly) belief that no deities exist (sometimes including rejection of other religious beliefs).

As nouns the difference between pragmatism and cynicism

is that pragmatism is the pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals while cynicism is a distrustful attitude.

As a proper noun Cynicism is

the philosophy of the Greek Cynics.

As nouns the difference between pragmatism and integrity

is that pragmatism is the pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals while integrity is steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.

As nouns the difference between pragmatism and philosophy

is that pragmatism is the pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals while philosophy is the love of wisdom.

As a verb philosophy is

to philosophize.

As a noun pragmatism is

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

As a proper noun romanticism

is 18th century artistic and intellectual movement which stressed emotion, freedom and individual imagination.

As a noun pragmatism is

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

In philosophy terms the difference between praxis and pragmatism

is that praxis is the synthesis of theory and practice, without presuming the primacy of either 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 praxis and pragmatism

is that praxis is the practical application of any branch of learning while pragmatism is the pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals.