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In the philosophy of science, the view that concepts and theories are merely useful instruments whose worth is measured not by whether the concepts and theories are true or false (or correctly depict reality), but how effective they are in explaining and predicting phenomena.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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a system of pragmatic philosophy that considers idea to be instruments that should guide our actions and their value is measured by their success
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: pragmatism
Etymology tree English instrumental Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English instrumentalism From instrumental + -ism.
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Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
工具主義 /工具主义
(gōngjùzhǔyì)
— view in the philosophy of science
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Japanese:
道具主義
(dōgushugi)
— view in the philosophy of science
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Polish:
instrumentalizm
— view in the philosophy of science
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Thai:
อุปกรณ์นิยม
— view in the philosophy of science
