instrumentalism

Noun

countable uncountable

(philosophy) 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.

Japanese Meaning

科学哲学における道具主義：概念や理論は、現実を正しく描写しているか否か（真偽）ではなく、現象の説明や予測における有効性という観点からその価値が評価される、道具のような役割を果たすものと捉える立場。

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Many philosophers argue that instrumentalism treats scientific theories not as true descriptions of reality but as useful instruments judged by how effectively they explain and predict phenomena.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

多くの哲学者は、道具主義という立場が、科学理論を現実を正確に描写する真理としてではなく、現象を説明し予測する有効性によって評価される有用な手段として扱うと主張している。

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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.

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