Definition of Instromentalism
In`stru*men"tal*ism (?), n.
(Philos.) The view that the sanction of truth is its
utility, or that truth is genuine only in so far as it is a valuable
instrument. -- In`stru*men"tal*ist,
n.
Instrumentalism views truth as simply the value
belonging to certain ideas in so far as these ideas are biological
functions of our organisms, and psychological functions whereby we
direct our choices and attain our successes. Josiah
Royce.
In`stru*men"tal*ism (?), n.
(Philos.) The view that the sanction of truth is its
utility, or that truth is genuine only in so far as it is a valuable
instrument. -- In`stru*men"tal*ist,
n.
Instrumentalism views truth as simply the value
belonging to certain ideas in so far as these ideas are biological
functions of our organisms, and psychological functions whereby we
direct our choices and attain our successes. Josiah
Royce.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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