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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.
John Dewey on Pragmatism: In a philosophy he called Instrumentalism, John Dewey attempted to combine both Perices and James philosophies of Pragmatism. It was thus both about logical concepts as well as ethical analysis. Instrumentalism describes Deweys ideas the conditions under which reasoning and inquiry occurs.