pragmatist

nouns

an adherent of philosophical pragmatism
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a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them
a person who takes a practical approach to problems and is concerned primarily with the success or failure of her actions
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a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly