Yazd University Journal of Kavoshnameh in Persian Language and Literature 2645-453X 2 2 2001 08 23 A Survey on Pragmatism Philosophy A Survey on Pragmatism Philosophy 99 134 2192 10.29252/kavosh.2001.2192 FA Kazem Alavi Langarudi Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Yazd University Journal Article 2000 08 23 The present article studies "Pragmatism" as a contemporary philosophy. First, pragmatism is defined. Then its rise in Europe and the United States is investigated. Certain factors such as "ontology", "mankind", "social values", "ethics and religion" and "general education" are studied in the light of pragmatism as set by its founders including Charles Sanders Piers, William James and John Dewes. Finally the criticisms against pragmatism are presented to help the reader further understand the issue. The present article studies "Pragmatism" as a contemporary philosophy. First, pragmatism is defined. Then its rise in Europe and the United States is investigated. Certain factors such as "ontology", "mankind", "social values", "ethics and religion" and "general education" are studied in the light of pragmatism as set by its founders including Charles Sanders Piers, William James and John Dewes. Finally the criticisms against pragmatism are presented to help the reader further understand the issue. https://kavoshnameh.yazd.ac.ir/article_2192_17fc2bbbc1b369068143797d6753238b.pdf