polypragmatism

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1. 1

   The approach of trying various possible therapeutic treatments with no clear diagnostic…

   The approach of trying various possible therapeutic treatments with no clear diagnostic guide.

   • Why interfere with a self-limited condition unless some unusual feature, a danger sign, makes its appearance? Polypragmatism was always ridiculous. Is it not polypragmatism if we do something useless, unnecessary, uncalled for?
   • In the later imperial age, medical polypragmatism seems to have been the order of the day. The most diverse remedies were administered, not least because, as Galen himself admitted, 'the people demand medication'.
   • The pressure on the physician to provide therapy and the unquestionable need for treatment have led to certain polypragmatisms.
2. 2

   The use of multiple approaches to a single issue.

3. 3

   The application of a single approach or solution to multiple problems.

   • The manifold practical applications of mensuration, furthermore, is the very theme of works by Worsop, Digges, Dee and so on - the polypragmatism of mathematics.
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   1. 4

      A tendency toward meddling or officiousness.

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