Word: pragmatist
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...unsystematic excursions should have foretold the nature of his later devotion to philosophical studies. After less than three years in the scientific division of the College, James transferred to the Medical School--he obtained an M.D. degree in 1869. Like Henry Adams, and in sharp contrast to his fellow pragmatist, Charles Sanders Peirce, James had not distinguished himself as a student. He had evidently browsed, listened to the luminaries, and talked a good deal...
...common sense and opportunism. Indeed, inasmuch as it advocates belief in propositions that provide satisfaction, it is the age-old philosophy of the common man. The opportunist who cares not a white either for ethics or selfconsistency might be termed a "soft" to get into trouble. The "hard" pragmatist seeks to avoid the eventual plight of his less scrupulous comrade by two tactics. First, he looks upon life as a constant quest for new and higher values. Secondly, he remains ever flexible, ever ready to adjust his ideas in order that the new values may be incorporated into a coherent...
...firms ranging from banking to fisheries and turning handsome profits that in some years ran as high as $2,500,000. Though he insisted that he had been a socialist for 20 years and intended to remain one for 20 more, in fact, he was a tough-minded pragmatist who openly advocated cooperation with private industry...
...beneath the bluster Ben Bella is more pragmatist than dogmatist, and Algeria's sorry state persuaded him to begin tacking with the Western wind. "He is determined to feed, clothe and employ his people," said one Western diplomat, "and he's going to kick over any 'isms' that...
Such sentiments do not qualify Fowler as a yes man but as a pragmatist, who understands that he may fill Roberts' office but never his role as Mr. Kansas City. In fact, Dick Fowler's first editorial command, after trying out a chair designed for Roy Roberts' ample posterior, was to call for a smaller size. "It pushes forward too much," he said. "I'd rather not fight it." Fowler later explained what this really meant: "Nobody's going to replace Roy Roberts. He's not the type that fades away...