English-Thai Dictionary
instrumentalism
N ความเป็นจริง ของ ความคิด ขึ้นอยู่กับ ความสำเร็จ ของ การแก้ปัญหา ลุล่วง
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
INSTRUMENTALISM
INSTRUMENTALISM In `stru *men "tal *ism, n. (Philos.)
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
instrumentalism
in stru men tal ism |ˌinstrəˈmentlˌizəm ˌɪnstrəˈmɛntlɪzəm | ▶noun 1 a pragmatic philosophical approach that regards an activity (such as science, law, or education ) chiefly as an instrument or tool for some practical purpose, rather than in more absolute or ideal terms, in particular: • Philosophy the pragmatic philosophy of John Dewey that supposes that thought is an instrument for solving practical problems and that truth is not fixed but changes as the problems change. • (esp. in Marxist theory ) the view that the state and social organizations are tools that are exploited by the ruling class or by individuals in their own interests. 2 Music, rare instrumental technique.
Oxford Dictionary
instrumentalism
in ¦stru |men ¦tal |ism |ɪnstrʊˈmentəlɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 a pragmatic philosophical approach which regards an activity (such as science, law, or education ) chiefly as an instrument or tool for some practical purpose, rather than in more absolute or ideal terms: • Philosophy the pragmatic philosophy of John Dewey which supposes that thought is an instrument for solving practical problems, and that truth is not fixed but changes as the problems change. • (especially in Marxist theory ) the view that the state and social organizations are tools which are exploited by the ruling class or by individuals in their own interests. 2 Music, rare instrumental technique.
Duden Dictionary
Instrumentalismus
In s t ru men ta lis mus , In stru men ta lis mus Substantiv, maskulin Philosophie , der |Instrumental i smus |der Instrumentalismus; Genitiv: des Instrumentalismus amerikanische Ausprägung des Pragmatismus , in der Denken und Begriffsbildung (Logik, Ethik, Metaphysik ) nur Werkzeuge zur Beherrschung von Natur und Mensch sind
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