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Pragmatics and Semantics<br><br>Many contemporary philosophical theories of pragmatics concentrate on semantics. For example, Brandom focuses on linguistic meaning (albeit from a pragmatic viewpoint).<br><br>Others take a more comprehensive view of pragmatics, like relevance theory, which seeks to understand the processes involved in an utterance made by a listener. However, this method tends to ignore other aspects of pragmatism, like epistemic debates on truth.<br><br>What is pragmatism?<br><br>Pragmatism is a philosophical approach that provides a different perspective to continental philosophy and analytic philosophy. Charles Sanders Peirce initiated it, and William James extended it. Later, Josiah Royce developed the philosophy. It had a significant impact on areas of inquiry ranging from philosophy of science to theology, but also found a place in ethics as well as aesthetics, philosophy of language and social theory. 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Others, like Peirce and James, are sceptical of the correspondence theory of truth, according to which true beliefs are those that reflect reality in a 'correct' way.<br><br>Other issues in pragmatism include the relationship between belief and reality, the nature of human rationality, the importance of virtues and values and the significance of life. Pragmatists have also developed a range of theories and methods, including those in semiotics and philosophy of language. They also have explored topics like philosophy of religion, philosophy and ethics, science and theology. Some, such as Peirce or Royce are epistemological relativism, whereas others contend that this kind of relativism is a mistake. 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Semantics also focuses on the relationship between words, whereas pragmatics is more concerned with the relationships between interlocutors (people who are engaged in conversations) and their contextual characteristics.<br><br>In recent decades, neopragmatism has focused heavily on the philosophy of metaphilosophy and language. As such, it has largely abandoned classical pragmatism's metaphysics and value theory. However, some neopragmatists have been developing a metaethics that draws on the pragmatics of classical pragmatism and experiences.<br><br>Charles Sanders Peirce, William James and others were among the first to create classical pragmatism. Both were influential thinkers who wrote a number books. Their work is still highly regarded in the present.<br><br>While pragmatism is a viable alternative to the analytic and continental philosophical mainstream, it's not without criticism. 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