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Pragmatics and Semantics<br><br>A variety of contemporary philosophical approaches to pragmatics focus on semantics. Brandom, for example, focuses on the significance of words (albeit from a pragmatic point of view).<br><br>Others adopt an approach that is more holistic to pragmatics, such as relevance theory, that aims to determine how an utterance is perceived by the person listening. This view tends to ignore other aspects of pragmatics like epistemic discussions on truth.<br><br>What is the definition of pragmatism?<br><br>Pragmatism is a philosophical approach that offers an alternative to continental philosophy and analytic philosophy. Charles Sanders Peirce was the first to introduce the concept, and William James extended it. Later, Josiah Royce developed the philosophy. It had a profound effect on the areas of inquiry ranging from theology and philosophy to philosophy of science, but also ethics and politics, as well as the philosophy of language. The pragmatist tradition continues to grow.<br><br>The fundamental premise of classical pragmatism is the pragmatic maxim, which is a guideline for defining the meaning of hypotheses by investigating their 'practical consequences that they have for experience in specific situations. This leads to an epistemological perspective that is a type of 'inquiry-based epistemology' and an anti-Cartesian explication of the rules that govern inquiry. Early pragmatists, however, generally disagreed on the issue of whether pragmatism should conceive of itself as a philosophy of science that focuses on a monism of truth (following Peirce), or a broad-based alethic pluralism (James and Dewey).<br><br>How to understand knowledge is a central question for the pragmatists. Certain pragmatists, like Rorty are likely to be skeptical of knowledge based on'instantaneous experiences. Others, like Peirce and James, are sceptical of the theory of correspondence as a source of truth that holds that the most authentic beliefs are those that reflect reality in a 'correct' way.<br><br>Pragmatism also examines the connection between reality, beliefs, and human rationality. It examines the importance of virtues and values, as well as the meaning and purpose of life. Pragmatists have also developed a range of methods and ideas including those in semiotics and philosophy of language. They also have explored topics like philosophy of religion, philosophy and theology, ethics, and science. Some, like Peirce or Royce are epistemological relativism, while others claim that this relativism is a mistake. A renewed the classical pragmatism movement in the latter half of the 20th century has resulted in a myriad of new developments, including the 'near-side' pragmatics which is concerned with resolving unclearness and ambiguity and the use of proper names, indexicals and demonstratives and anaphors as well as a 'far-side' pragmatics that looks at the semantics of discourses.<br><br>What is the connection between what is said and what happens?<br><br>Semantics and Pragmatics are often seen as being at opposite ends of the continuum with semantics on the near side and pragmatics on the far side. Carston, for example claims that there are at a minimum three main lines of contemporary pragmatics people who view it as a philosophy based on the lines of Grice; those who focus on its interaction with grammar; and those who are concerned with the interpretation of utterances. 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The most important distinction is that pragmatics takes into account other factors that go beyond the literal meaning of words, such as the intended meaning as well as the context in which the utterance was said. This gives a more naive understanding of the meaning of an utterance. Semantics also focuses on the relationship between words whereas pragmatics is more focused on the relationship between interlocutors and their contextual features.<br><br>In recent decades, neopragmatism has focused heavily on the philosophy of metaphilosophy and language. It has abandoned the metaphysics and value theories of classical pragmatism. However, a few neopragmatists are trying to create a metaethics that draws on the pragmatics of classical pragmatism and experience.<br><br>Classical pragmatics was first developed by Charles Sanders Peirce and William James. Both were influential thinkers and authored a number of books. 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