pragmatist
noun
a person who is oriented toward the success or failure of a particular line of action, thought, etc.; a practical person.
antipragmatist
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a word derived from
pragmatist.
Example Sentences
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The antipragmatist, in postulating absolute truth, refuses to give any account of what the words may mean.
From Meaning of Truth by William James
If any epistemologist could dispense with a conditioning environment, it would seem to be the antipragmatist, with his immediate saltatory trueness, independent of work done.
From Meaning of Truth by William James
