Pragmatism as an organized method was established by Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914), William James (1842-1910), and other notable figures, including Oliver Wendell Holmes (1841-1935).

"So far, President-elect Obama has acted with a ruthless pragmatism," he wrote back in 2008. He also called him "a shape-shifter" and "an establishment Democrat determined to do whatever works." ...

On foreign policy decisions, Biden faces drag of pragmatism ... Biden said he’ll get Americans out, but he won’t beat a “hasty” retreat under his predecessor's timeline.

Pragmatism doesn't allow you to physically resist slavery as Douglass did. Pragmatism doesn't tell you to flee North. It's principle--and what is ideology, but a core of unmoving principles--that ...

The privacy-focused messaging app arose from a fringe culture that emphasized individual autonomy and skepticism of authority. As it tries to go mainstream, can it escape its roots?

PARIS, March 10.-In a volume published by Félix Alcan, in a series entitled "Bibliothèque de la Philosophie Contemporaine," a Franco-American, Albert Schinz, Professor of French Literature at ...

The eagerness to eliminate "ideology" and venerate "pragmatism" in politics is understandable, but it's neither possible nor desirable.

What do “realpolitik” and “energy pragmatism” mean in more concrete terms? Both Dimon and Fink argue that the global economy needs continued investment in fossil fuels in the short term to ...