This -ism of assessing ideas by their practical consequences is the title of a William James work
They have sought to analyze everything and fit all their 
ideas into one ..... William James extended pragmatism to include a theory of 
truth: a... [DOC] [TLE] Functionalism [PAR] William James (1842-1910) ... Pragmatism: validity of ideas is measured by their 
practical consequences ... Is there a real definition somewhere?