Instrumentalismus

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:defines the view that scientific theories are tools or instruments for predicting phenomena, not necessarily true descriptions of reality
gptkbp:field gptkb:philosophy
gptkb:philosophy_of_science
gptkbp:hasConcept anti-realism
theories as instruments
gptkbp:influenced logical positivism
constructive empiricism
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Charles_Sanders_Peirce
gptkb:William_James
gptkbp:mainProponent gptkb:Ernst_Mach
gptkb:John_Dewey
gptkb:Pierre_Duhem
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:philosophy_of_science
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:relatedTo empiricism
pragmatism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Instrumentalismus