instrumentalism
instrumentalism · instrumentalisms
In the philosophy of science, the view that concepts and theories are merely useful…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.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
More definitions
- a system of pragmatic philosophy that considers idea to be instruments that should guide our actions and their value is measured by their success
Translations
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable