instrumentalism

Noun

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

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Examples

He strongly disagreed with Niels Bohr 's instrumentalism and supported Albert Einstein 's realist approach to scientific theories about the universe. Source: Internet

However, the loss of determinism for the sake of instrumentalism did not meet with universal approval. Source: Internet

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