An even shorter-lived black sand beach was Kamoamoa. Unlike with white and green sand beaches, walking barefoot on black sand can result in burns, as the black sand absorbs a greater fraction of the solar radiation falling upon it. Black sand beaches Edit
Noun. 1. instrumentalism-a system of pragmatic philosophy that considers idea to be instruments that should guide our actions and their value is measured by their success. pragmatism - (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value. 1  Facebook. 2  Twitter.
Functionalism is the doctrine that what makes something a thought, desire, pain (or any other type of mental state) depends not on its internal constitution, but solely on its function, or the role it plays, in the cognitive system of which it is a part.hough the term âfunctionalismâ is used to designate a variety of positions in a variety of other disciplines, including psychology, sociology, economics, and architecture, this entry focuses exclusively on functionalism as a philosophical thesis about the nature of mental states.