The representative figures belonging to pragmatic philosophy are Peirce, James, Dewey, Hooke, Lewis and Hu Shi. The representatives of pragmatic philosophy are Peirce, James, Dewey, Hooke, Lewis and Hu Shi. Pragmatism originated from Greek word action. The school of modern philosophy, which originated from 19 in the 1970s, became the mainstream trend of thought in America in the 20th century, and exerted great influence on the study of law, politics, education, society, religion and art. ..