Egoism vs Pragmatism - What's the difference?
egoism | pragmatism |
The tendency to think selfishly with exclusive self-interest in mind.
(ethics) The belief that moral behavior should be directed toward one's self-interest only.
(nonstandard, by confusion of the similar words) egotism
The pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals.
(politics) The theory that political problems should be met with practical solutions rather than ideological ones.
(philosophy) 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.
* 1902 , William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience , Folio Society 2008, p. 378:
As nouns the difference between egoism and pragmatism
is that egoism is the tendency to think selfishly with exclusive self-interest in mind while pragmatism is the pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals.egoism
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Noun
Synonyms
* (tendency to think of self) selfishnessAntonyms
* (tendency to think of self) altruismSee also
* ethnocentrism * misanthropy (hatred of human race) * narcissismAnagrams
* English words suffixed with -ism ----pragmatism
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(wikipedia pragmatism)Noun
- Our conception of these practical consequences is for us the whole of our conception of the object [...] This is the principle of Peirce, the principle of pragmatism .