Presented By: Joann Marie J. Oñasa
Presented By: Joann Marie J. Oñasa
Presented By: Joann Marie J. Oñasa
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PRESENTED BY: JOANN MARIE J. OÑASA
Can I ask somebody to give their
ideas when you hear the word
pragmatism?
Pragmatism
✗ The word “pragmatism” is ✗ Derived from Greek word
a peice of technical “pragma” which means to do,
terminology in philosophy to make, to accomplish. So
refers to a specific set the use of words like ‘action’
associated philosophical or ‘practice’ or ‘activity’.
views originating in the
nineteenth-century.
✗ Pragmatism is a philosophical movement that includes those who claim that an
ideology or proposition is true if it works satisfactorily, that the meaning of a
proposition is to be found in the practical consequences of accepting it, and that
unpractical ideas are to be rejected.
2. Biological Pragmatism
-According to this the capacity of a human being is valuable and
important which enables him to adjust with the environment or makes
him able to change his environment according to his needs and
requirements.
3. Experimental Pragmatism
-Modern science is based upon experimental method. The fact
that can be ascertained by experiment is true. No truth is final, truth
is known only to the extent it is useful in practice. The pragmatists
use this criterion of truth in every field of life. The human
problems can be solved only through experiment.
Principle of Pragmatism
✗ Experience is the central idea in pragmatism.
✗ There are no absolute values of life.
✗ Action is real and ideas are tools.
✗ Man is an active being.
✗ Man has the ability to solve his problems.
✗ Utilitarian aspect is supreme.
✗ Past has little value.
✗ Present and future are more important.
Pragmatism approach to research
✗ Pragmatism research philosophy accepts concepts to be
relevant only if they support action.