different between instrumentalism vs instrumentalisation

English

Etymology

instrumental +? -ism

Noun

instrumentalism (countable and uncountable, plural instrumentalisms)

1. (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.
   • 1908, Josiah Royce, The Problem of Truth in Light of Recent Discussion

     Instrumentalism views truth as simply the value belonging to certain ideas in so far as these ideas are biological functions of our organisms, and psychological functions whereby we direct our choices and attain our successes.

Romanian

Etymology

From French instrumentalisme

Noun

instrumentalism n (uncountable)

1. instrumentalism

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• instrumentalization

Etymology

instrumental +? -isation

Noun

instrumentalisation (countable and uncountable, plural instrumentalisations)

1. (philosophy) The treatment of an idea as an instrument that functions as a guide to action.

Related terms

• instrumentalism
• instrumentalist

Translations

French

Pronunciation

Noun

instrumentalisation f (plural instrumentalisations)

1. making use of something to achieve a practical or political goal, manipulation