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instrumentalism
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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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(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.
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instrumentalism
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.
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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.
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