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He was most definitely an idealist.
It is a person who is practical, rather than an idealist. A pragmatist accepts that things must sometimes be done the easier, or more expedient way, in order to accomplish anything at all.
Brutus is an idealist; Cassius is a pragmatist. Cassius was taking bribes and not punishing such corruption in his officers and Brutus didn't like it
Philosopher John Dewey was commonly identified as a archetype pragmatist.
The word "pragmatist" is the noun form of the word "pragmatic. " An example of a sentence using the word "pragmatic" is "The best thing to do in this case is to approach the matter as a pragmatist. "
an Idealist
Idealist
Yes; he called himself "An idealist without illusions."
Because Martha is an idealist, she always expects people to do what is right
Pragmatist !!
an idealist
The world is meaningful but that meaningfulness cannot come from mere Materialism. Ergo, the world, if meaningful, is Idealist.