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INSTRUMENTALISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does instrumentalism mean?
• INSTRUMENTALISM (noun)
The noun INSTRUMENTALISM has 1 sense:
1. a system of pragmatic philosophy that considers idea to be instruments that should guide our actions and their value is measured by their success
Familiarity information: INSTRUMENTALISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A system of pragmatic philosophy that considers idea to be instruments that should guide our actions and their value is measured by their success
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("instrumentalism" is a kind of...):
pragmatism ((philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value)
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