instrumental rationality
(instrumental rationality)
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A "means-end" view of rationality that ranks actions in terms of their likelihood to satisfy a given set of objectives |
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A "means-end" view of rationality that ranks actions in terms of their likelihood to satisfy a given set of objectives, not an assessment of the ends themselves (which involves substantive rationality) |
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Islam, Fundamentalism, and the Betrayal of Tradition, edited by Dr. Joseph Lumbard |
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