Before revision: Pragmatism's origin Pragmatism as a philosophical movement originated in 1872 in discussions in The Metaphysical Club among Peirce, William James, Chauncey Wright, John Fiske, Francis Ellingwood Abbot, Nicholas St. John Green , and Joseph Bangs Warner .
After revision: Pragmatism's origin Pragmatism as a philosophical movement originated in 1872 in discussions in The Metaphysical Club among Peirceand lawyers(1848-1923) William James, Chauncey Wright, John Fiske, Francis Ellingwood Abbot, Nicholas St. John Green , and Joseph Bangs Warner .