" pragmatism "

 [ "pragmatism" ]

1: (n) Not being completely retarded.

  * e.g.,  ... Conor: Russia are awesome! They should win Euro 2008! (beams with hopeful excitement) 

 [ "pragmatic" ]

1: Realistic, practical, hardheaded, sensible, real, not fake.

  * e.g.,  ... Pamala: I guess Ross thinks he can play me and my best friend like flutes in his little symphony. 

 [ "pragmatic" ]

1: Term usually used by wannabes on quora to define themselves.

  * e.g.,  ... Hrashita is Pragmatic. Self-observer. Maverick. Introvert . 

 [ "Pragmatic Solution" ]

1: A change management programme/project/activity/task engineered to produce the status quo.

  * e.g.,  ... We must implement a pragmatic solution to maximise the utility derived from available resources without imposing constraints on existing infrastructure. 

 [ "Pragmatic Humanism" ]

1: a version of secular humanism which emphasizes the importance of natural biology and chemistry in achieving humanist goals; four key points are 1) brain health 2) mood management 3) impulse control and 4) critical thinking; it claims that it can achieve demonstrable results that make it superior to both traditional religions and non-religious philosophies; it developed as a more mature and straight forward take on Sun Worshipping Atheism

  * e.g.,  ... He started following Pragmatic Humanism after a friend got him to try it out. 

 [ "unfavorable pragmatic indicator" ]

1: Easy prediction Too easy

  * e.g.,  ... Hey doc what do you think of texts like this from my kids mom That is what is known as an unfavorable pragmatic indicator Wow doc you got a four dollar word for everything 

 [ "pragmatic do-nothing-ism" ]

1: The liberal ideology predominant in the US that voting for the Democratic Party will eventually yield progressive results, thus enabling so called progressives to take no action to achieve aforementioned progress.

  * e.g.,  ... “I am a socialist, I just don’t think revolution is the way to get what we desperately need. Societal progress will come in time if we can just get more democrats in office” “No man, you’re wrong, all progress made up until now has been through the efforts of grass root movements. After they put in the hard work and get momentum, the Dems ride in to take credit and gain a new voter base. Your tactic of voting for a dem every four years is pragmatic do-nothing-ism, and is a cop out for you selfishly contributing nothing to progress while complaining that it isn’t coming quick enough.” 

 [ "pragmatically" ]

1: In a sensible and realistic way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.¹ In terms of philosophical or political pragmatism.²

  * e.g.,  ... ¹ "They acted pragmatically in response to circumstances" ² "The acceptance of an empirical belief might be pragmatically justified" 

 [ "Pragmatic Extraphysicalism" ]

1: Pragmatic Extraphysicalism, also Extraphysical Pragmatism, is an extraphysicalist philosophy that focus more on the practical actions and consequences of extraphysics than in the concepts or theories about that. Pragmatic Extraphdicalism believes that practical actions and the consequences of extraphysics are the best way to know about extraphysics and are the best source of extraphysicalist philosophy often rejecting the idea that extraphysics and extraphysicalism should be only theorized and imagined and not much focused on the practical part of extraphysics.

  * e.g.,  ... "Pragmatic Extraphysicalism is really common among people who practice Astral Projection and have spiritual experiences who have more extraphysicalist-like views than simple physicalist or materialist views of spiritual experiences." 

 [ "You may be tempted to streamline your affairs over the coming year but don’t go to extremes. Instead, be pragmatic and aim to reform your life just a day at a time. That way you are less likely to throw out things you are still going to need." ]

1: You may be tempted to streamline your affairs over the coming year but don’t go to extremes. Instead, be pragmatic and aim to reform your life just a day at a time. That way you are less likely to throw out things you are still going to need.

  * e.g.,  ... You may be tempted to streamline your affairs over the coming year but don’t go to extremes. Instead, be pragmatic and aim to reform your life just a day at a time. That way you are less likely to throw out things you are still going to need.