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Citation reference: Harvey, L., 2012-24, Social Research Glossary, Quality Research International, http://www.qualityresearchinternational.com/socialresearch/
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Pragmaticism
Pragmaticism is a term coined by C. S. Pierce in 1905 to denote his own version of pragmatism.
Pierce adopted the term when other philosophers appropriated and widened the sense of the term pragmatism, which Pierce had coined.
The early pragmatism of C.S. Peirce developed through the work of James and Dewey in the U.S.A, and F.C.S. Schiller in Great Britain. Peirce, however, remained unhappy with both his early formulations and the developments made by fellow pragmatists. This lead him, in later life, to refine his own earlier account and rename it "pragmaticism" in order to distinguish it from other more "nominalistic" versions.
See also
Researching the Real World Section 2.3.1.2.2
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