pragmatist
Results over theory
A pragmatist focuses on practical results rather than abstract theories or ideals.
In everyday use, someone called a pragmatist approaches problems by asking what works rather than what's philosophically pure: She's a pragmatist—if it solves the problem, she doesn't care whose idea it was.
In philosophy, pragmatism is a specific tradition holding that the meaning and truth of ideas lie in their practical consequences.
Knowledge through observation
- JamesTraditional masculine name
- DeweyLibrary classification pioneer
- instrumentalismTheories as useful tools
- inquiryRequest for information
consequentialism · pluralism · contingency · truth · holism · experimentalism · functionalism
Involving direct physical engagement
- no-nonsenseSerious and efficient
- down-to-earthPractical and without pretension
- functionalAble to operate correctly
- workableAble to be implemented
feasible · actionable · concrete · applicable · usable · real-world · matter-of-fact · straightforward
Stubbornly unyielding or practical
- clear-sightedHaving sharp judgment
- unromanticWithout tender feeling
- unidealisticWithout high principles
- soberFree from intoxication
skeptical · worldly · hard-nosed · shrewd · levelheaded · judicious · discerning · unsentimental
Functional worth or purpose
- consequentialismEthics judging by results
- cost-benefitComparing expenditure to return
- maximizationAchieving greatest possible amount
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
instrumentalism · trade-off · expedience · usefulness · calculated · weighing
Final results achieved
- goalsIntended end results
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- performanceCarrying out a task
objectives · productivity · deliverables · milestones · execution · effectiveness · measurable · progress
empiricism
Knowledge through observation
- JamesTraditional masculine name
- DeweyLibrary classification pioneer
- instrumentalismTheories as useful tools
inquiry · consequentialism · pluralism · contingency · truth · holism · experimentalism · functionalism
hands-on
Involving direct physical engagement
- no-nonsenseSerious and efficient
- down-to-earthPractical and without pretension
- functionalAble to operate correctly
workable · feasible · actionable · concrete · applicable · usable · real-world · matter-of-fact · straightforward · resourceful
hardheaded
Stubbornly unyielding or practical
- clear-sightedHaving sharp judgment
- unromanticWithout tender feeling
- unidealisticWithout high principles
sober · skeptical · worldly · hard-nosed · shrewd · levelheaded · judicious · discerning · unsentimental · tough-minded
utility
Functional worth or purpose
- consequentialismEthics judging by results
- cost-benefitComparing expenditure to return
- maximizationAchieving greatest possible amount
optimization · instrumentalism · trade-off · expedience · usefulness · calculated · weighing
outcomes
Final results achieved
- goalsIntended end results
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
performance · objectives · productivity · deliverables · milestones · execution · effectiveness · measurable · progress · accountability
- personalitiesintrovert, optimist, extrovert, pessimist, idealist
- thinkersthinkers, thinker, philosophers, philosopher, Aristotle
- philosophy worldethicist, logician, metaphysician, epistemologist, aesthetician
- political labelsliberal, conservative, leftist, rightist, moderate
- reformersreformers, reformer, social reformers, social reformer, political reformer
- straight talkerstruth teller, straight shooter
pragmatistidealist
Pursuer of noble principles
utopian · purist · perfectionist · visionary · romantic
pragmatistdreamer
One given to fantasies
daydreamer · fantasist · romantic · wishful thinker · stargazer
pragmatistrationalist
One guided by reason
absolutist · dogmatist · essentialist · Platonist · metaphysician
- pragmatic markersWords structuring conversation flow
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