The article clarifies the conception of American way of life, influences of pragmatism on it and some of its manifestations, thereby showing two-sided effects on the development of the United States as a basis for applying and acquiring their values, as well as overcoming their limitations in our country nowadays. | HNUE JOURNAL OF SCIENCE Social Sciences 2020 Volume 64 Issue 4D pp. 54-61 This paper is available online at http PRAGMATISM S INFLUENCES ON AMERICAN LIFESTYLE Nguyen Van Thoa Faculty of Philosophy Hanoi National Universtiy of Education Abstract. Pragmatism originated in United States has met their people s needs on practical results. Pragmatism is a mode of thought in action in which action is a key means and the actual effect is its purposes. Pragmatism has become the spiritual specialty of American people having a profound impact on the American way of life characterized by pragmatism promoting individualism concentrating on efficiency utility and consumer lifestyle. The article clarifies the conception of American way of life influences of pragmatism on it and some of its manifestations thereby showing two-sided effects on the development of the United States as a basis for applying and acquiring their values as well as overcoming their limitations in our country nowadays. Keywords pragmatism American lifestyle pragmatic lifestyle. 1. Introduction Originated from the specific socio-economic condition of the nation Americans have always been restlessly making efforts in reaching forward . What they need is not abstract philosophy but an instrumental reasoning system a method of thinking that helps them effectively give actions to prove their own position therefore to meet that demand a brand new philosophical movement was born named pragmatism. Pragmatism also made a repercussion impact on social life and acted as one of the factors that clearly affect American lifestyle. This lifestyle is typical for its pragmatics focusing on productivity and materialism a consumer lifestyle worshipping individualism and individual freedom. It has had a great influence on the United States development in history and at present. However this impact must be seen as two-sided both good and bad. There are several well-known scholars studying about American .
