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Utilitarian vs Pragmatism - What's the difference?

utilitarian | pragmatism |

As nouns the difference between utilitarian and pragmatism

is that utilitarian is someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism while pragmatism is the pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals.

As an adjective utilitarian

is of or relating to utility.

utilitarian

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • of or relating to utility
  • practical and functional, not just for show.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.
  • Derived terms

    * utilitarianism * futilitarianism * utilitarianly

    pragmatism

    Noun

  • 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:
  • 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 .

    Antonyms

    * idealism * contemplation