The article covers pragmatism as the national philosophy of the Americans. The main concept of pragmatism is the Truth put in the shape of the thesis: «The Truth is that I believe into». The author states that this principle appears as the main vital one which the Americans are ruled by both at the international stage and in the interpersonal relations inside the country. The ethic of situationism occurs as the identical concept determining the Americans’ behavior according to the situation profitable at the given period of time. In the same way opportunism appears as the skill of using of any methods and possibilities for the aim achievement, i.e the Truth achievement. The author offers to consider the «the pragmatic faith» as the reflection of the Americans’ mentality occurring unconsciously and determining their actions in many ways.
pragmatism, truth, faith, «situationism», mentality
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