In a heated debate among state legislators proposing an idea to reform education, a representative speaks up and states "i don't care about how the principle works in theory, just tell me whether or not the idea will work." the representative's statement exemplifies the philosophy known as:

The representative's statement exemplifies the philosophy known as: Pragmatism

Explanation:

Pragmatism is a philosophy which state that the idea or proposition is only true if it can be implemented and can give satisfactory results. This means what ever idea that is proposed need to be put into practice if if can not be put into practical use then it can not be accepted.