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'''''Pragmatic theory of truth''''' refers to those accounts, definitions, and theories of the concept ''[[truth]]'' that distinguish the philosophies of [[pragmatism]] and [[pragmaticism]].  The conception of truth in question varies along lines that reflect the influence of several thinkers, initially and notably, [[Charles Sanders Peirce]], [[William James]], and [[John Dewey]], but a number of common features can be identified.  The most characteristic features are (1) a reliance on the ''[[pragmatic maxim]]'' as a means of clarifying the meanings of difficult concepts, ''truth'' in particular, and (2) an emphasis on the fact that the ''[[poiesis|product]]'' variously branded as ''[[belief]]'', ''[[certainty]]'', ''[[knowledge]]'', or ''[[truth]]'' is the result of a ''[[process]]'', namely, ''[[inquiry]]''.

'''''Pragmatic theory of truth''''' refers to those accounts, definitions, and theories of the concept ''[[truth]]'' that distinguish the philosophies of [[pragmatism]] and [[pragmaticism]].  The conception of truth in question varies along lines that reflect the influence of several thinkers, initially and notably, [[Charles Sanders Peirce]], [[William James]], and [[John Dewey]], but a number of common features can be identified.  The most characteristic features are (1) a reliance on the ''[[pragmatic maxim]]'' as a means of clarifying the meanings of difficult concepts, ''truth'' in particular, and (2) an emphasis on the fact that the ''[[poiesis|product]]'' variously branded as ''[[belief]]'', ''[[certainty]]'', ''[[knowledge]]'', or ''[[truth]]'' is the result of a ''[[process]]'', namely, ''[[inquiry]]''.