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instrumental rationality

instrumental rationality noun: a specific form of rationality focusing on the most efficient or cost-effective means to achieve a specific end, but not in itself reflecting on the value of that end.

Noun

instrumental rationality (uncountable)

  1. A specific form of rationality focusing on the most efficient or cost-effective means to achieve a specific end, but not in itself reflecting on the value of that end.

Questions about instrumental rationality

What does instrumental rationality mean?
Instrumental rationality means a specific form of rationality focusing on the most efficient or cost-effective means to achieve a specific end, but not in itself reflecting on the value of that end.
What part of speech is instrumental rationality?
Instrumental rationality is a noun.

Words near instrumental rationality in the dictionary

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  11. instrumentalisation

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