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The noun INSTRUMENTALISM has 1 sense: 1. a system of pragmatic philosophy that considers idea to be instruments that should guide our actions and their value is measured by their success. Familiarity information: INSTRUMENTALISM used as a noun is very rare.
instrumentalism. Philos. the pragmatic doctrine that ideas are plans for action serving as instruments to alter the environment, and that their validity is tested by their effectiveness.