道どう具ぐ論ろん

noun

instrumentalism

A philosophical term referring to the view that theories are instruments for prediction and problem-solving, not necessarily true descriptions of reality. Used in academic contexts.

• 道どう具ぐ論ろんは、科か学がく理り論ろんを実じつ用よう的てきな道どう具ぐと見みなす立たち場ばだ。

  Instrumentalism is a position that regards scientific theories as practical tools.