Learning Activity 2 Name Institution Affiliation Pragmatism is defined as a philosophical tradition that considers words and thought as tools and instruments for prediction, problem-solving, and action and rejects the idea that the function of thought is to describe, represent, or mirror reality. Some of Romans’ achievements pragmatism are; the construction of aqueducts, paved roads, and drains’ construction. Principled reasoning in Roman juristic argument ranges from safeguarding commerce to acts’ priority (Spagnolo and Sampson, 2020). One of the achievements was the construction of aqueducts. Aqueducts were used for two primary purposes, among others, water supply and water flow out. These aqueducts later formed the technical base