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  2. Pragmatism - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Pragmatism is a philosophical tradition that views language and thought as tools for prediction, problem solving, and action, rather than describing, representing, or mirroring reality. Pragmatists contend that most philosophical topics—such as the nature of knowledge, language, concepts, meaning, belief, and science—are all best ...

  3. Pragmatic theory of truth - Wikipedia

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    A pragmatic theory of truth is a theory of truth within the philosophies of pragmatism and pragmaticism. Pragmatic theories of truth were first posited by Charles Sanders Peirce, William James, and John Dewey. The common features of these theories are a reliance on the pragmatic maxim as a means of clarifying the meanings of difficult concepts ...

  4. Understanding Social Pragmatic Communication Disorder

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    Social pragmatic communication disorder symptoms. SPCD symptoms may vary in type and intensity between individuals. Below are just some of the signs of SPCD: difficulties with adapting ...

  5. Problem solving - Wikipedia

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    Problem solving is the process of achieving a goal by overcoming obstacles, a frequent part of most activities. Problems in need of solutions range from simple personal tasks (e.g. how to turn on an appliance) to complex issues in business and technical fields. The former is an example of simple problem solving (SPS) addressing one issue ...

  6. Pragmatics - Wikipedia

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    In linguistics and related fields, pragmatics is the study of how context contributes to meaning. The field of study evaluates how human language is utilized in social interactions, as well as the relationship between the interpreter and the interpreted. [1] Linguists who specialize in pragmatics are called pragmaticians.

  7. What Is Pragmatic Language Disorder? - WebMD

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    Pragmatic language disorder is a condition in which someone has difficulty communicating both verbally and nonverbally in social situations. Language pragmatics is the use of appropriate ...

  8. Pragmaticism - Wikipedia

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    t. e. " Pragmaticism " is a term used by Charles Sanders Peirce for his pragmatic philosophy starting in 1905, in order to distance himself and it from pragmatism, the original name, which had been used in a manner he did not approve of in the "literary journals". Peirce in 1905 announced his coinage "pragmaticism", saying that it was "ugly ...

  9. Rubber duck debugging - Wikipedia

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    A rubber duck in use by a developer to aid debugging. In software engineering, rubber duck debugging (or rubberducking) is a method of debugging code by articulating a problem in spoken or written natural language. The name is a reference to a story in the book The Pragmatic Programmer in which a programmer would carry around a rubber duck and ...