0 someone who deals with problems in a sensible way that suits the conditions that really exist, rather than following fixed theories, ideas, or rules: --
Americans have a reputation for being political pragmatists, not ideologues.
She rose to power by being a political pragmatist who took advantage of every opportunity.
If so, it is difficult to see a constructive dialogue emerging between theological pragmatists and philosophers of religion, as it currently stands.
The pragmatists stressed the use of the scientific method in all areas of life, and so found common cause with the positivists.
This discourse provides the domesticated pragmatist with a rhetorical shield, concealing the compromises, equivocations, and sheer superstitions that lend appeal to his doctrine.
A similar complaint might be lodged against the pragmatist claim that truth is that which is useful.
Let me push this line of reasoning yet another step further by giving it a pragmatist twist.
In the pragmatist framework, however, as explained above, experience is both individual and socio-cultural.
A pragmatist might argue that results are not too bad (but how do we know?).
Table 2 gives an overview of the most important differences between the pragmatist and purist perspectives.
