Thereafter he adopted a more pragmatic approach. Mbeki was seen as pragmatic, eloquent, rational and urbane. That view was enforced by his very pragmatic approach to politics. Perhaps it was because of the pragmatic approach. Rescher is also a proponent of pragmatic idealism. However, he departs from traditional Rabbinic explanations in favour of a more physical/pragmatic approach. He has called his approach to judging pragmatic. Many individuals approach the kami asking for pragmatic requests. The union had both pragmatic and ideological elements. This is partly for pragmatic political reasons. Prioritisation of rights for pragmatic reasons is however a widely accepted necessity. His motives were more pragmatic and political. Deontological ethics is commonly contrasted to consequentialism, virtue ethics, and pragmatic ethics. Ikeda's motivations were purely pragmatic and foreign policy based, however. Although conservative, William was very pragmatic.