pragmatic theory

American  

noun

Philosophy.

1. the theory of truth that the truth of a statement consists in its practical consequences, especially in its agreement with subsequent experience.

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Example Sentences

That’s what you tried to posit, that there is this hybrid pragmatic theory of essentialist constitutional interpretation, something that is right down the middle.

From Slate • Mar. 23, 2017

But as we all know, James did afterward embrace the new pragmatic theory of truth.

From The pragmatic theory of truth as developed by Peirce, James, and Dewey by Geyer, Delton Loring

There is no obvious reason why Dewey should pass to the pragmatic theory of value through the medium of the practical judgment, since it could be directly considered on its own account.

From John Dewey's logical theory by Howard, Delton Thomas

As a matter of fact, the pragmatic theory of intelligence means that the function of mind is to project new and more complex ends—to free experience from routine and from caprice.

From Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude by Bode, Boyd H.

General criticism of the pragmatic theory of truth, as is evident to anyone who has followed the controversy, has been principally directed against the more ‘radical’ statements of James and Schiller.

From The pragmatic theory of truth as developed by Peirce, James, and Dewey by Geyer, Delton Loring