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INSTRUMENTALISM

\ˌɪnstɹəmˈɛntəlˌɪzəm], \ˌɪnstɹəmˈɛntəlˌɪzəm], \ˌɪ_n_s_t_ɹ_ə_m_ˈɛ_n_t_ə_l_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\

Definitions of INSTRUMENTALISM

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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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.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
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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.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

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