pragmatic maxim
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The pragmatic maxim is a philosophical principle formulated by Charles Sanders Peirce that defines the meaning of concepts in terms of their practical, observable consequences.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| pragmatic maxim canonical | 2 |
| Peirce's maxim | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: pragmatic maxim Context triple: [Charles Sanders Peirce, notableIdea, pragmatic maxim]
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A.
pragmatism
Pragmatism is a philosophical tradition, prominently developed by William James, that evaluates ideas and beliefs primarily by their practical consequences and usefulness in experience.
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B.
The Meaning of Meaning
The Meaning of Meaning is a seminal 1923 work in semantics and the philosophy of language by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards that explores how language, symbols, and thought are related.
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C.
How to Do Things with Words
How to Do Things with Words is a foundational work in 20th-century philosophy of language by J. L. Austin that introduced speech act theory and transformed understandings of how language functions in practice.
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D.
The Logic of Practice
The Logic of Practice is a major sociological work by Pierre Bourdieu that develops his influential theories of habitus, field, and symbolic power to explain how social practices are structured and reproduced.
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E.
the Prudent
The Prudent was the sobriquet of Louis XI of France, reflecting his cautious, shrewd, and politically astute style of kingship.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: pragmatic maxim Target entity description: The pragmatic maxim is a philosophical principle formulated by Charles Sanders Peirce that defines the meaning of concepts in terms of their practical, observable consequences.
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A.
pragmatism
Pragmatism is a philosophical tradition, prominently developed by William James, that evaluates ideas and beliefs primarily by their practical consequences and usefulness in experience.
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B.
The Meaning of Meaning
The Meaning of Meaning is a seminal 1923 work in semantics and the philosophy of language by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards that explores how language, symbols, and thought are related.
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C.
How to Do Things with Words
How to Do Things with Words is a foundational work in 20th-century philosophy of language by J. L. Austin that introduced speech act theory and transformed understandings of how language functions in practice.
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D.
The Logic of Practice
The Logic of Practice is a major sociological work by Pierre Bourdieu that develops his influential theories of habitus, field, and symbolic power to explain how social practices are structured and reproduced.
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E.
the Prudent
The Prudent was the sobriquet of Louis XI of France, reflecting his cautious, shrewd, and politically astute style of kingship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
doctrine in pragmatism
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maxim ⓘ philosophical principle ⓘ |
| aimsTo | clarify the meaning of concepts by their conceivable practical bearings ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Peirce's maxim
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linked to:
pragmatic maxim
pragmatic principle ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
concepts
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propositions ⓘ theoretical terms ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhilosophicalMovement | pragmatism ⓘ |
| clarifiedInLaterWorkBy | Charles Sanders Peirce ⓘ |
| concerns |
clarification of ideas
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meaning of concepts ⓘ |
| coreIdea | to understand a concept, determine what practical difference its truth would make ⓘ |
| definesMeaningInTermsOf |
observable effects
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practical consequences ⓘ |
| developedWithin | American philosophy ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
conceivable practical effects rather than abstract essences
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testable implications of concepts ⓘ |
| firstFormulatedIn | 1870s ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1878 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
"How to Make Our Ideas Clear"
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linked to:
How to Make Our Ideas Clear
Popular Science Monthly ⓘ |
| formulatedBy | Charles Sanders Peirce ⓘ |
| hasCommentator |
Christopher Hookway
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Hilary Putnam ⓘ Susan Haack ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
epistemology
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| historicalContext | classical pragmatism ⓘ |
| influenced |
John Dewey
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William James ⓘ later pragmatist theories of meaning ⓘ logical empiricism ⓘ |
| inPeirceCorpus |
Collected Papers of Charles Sanders Peirce
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The Essential Peirce ⓘ |
| language | originally formulated in English ⓘ |
| methodologicalRole |
guide for inquiry
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rule for clarifying ideas ⓘ |
| opposes | purely verbal or speculative metaphysics ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
operationalism
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verificationist theories of meaning ⓘ |
| statedAs |
Consider what effects that might conceivably have practical bearings we conceive the object of our conception to have
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Our conception of these effects is the whole of our conception of the object ⓘ |
| usedFor |
the analysis of meaning
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the resolution of metaphysical disputes ⓘ |
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