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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > law and society research > instrumentalism
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > law and society research > instrumentalism
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political theory > liberal theory > instrumentalism
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political theory > empirical political theory > instrumentalism

Preferred term

instrumentalism  

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  • Broadly Speaking, the term instrumentalism is a view that all ideas (theories, laws, concepts, beliefs, identities, and so on) have value beyond their precision or ability to espouse truths. Instead, ideas hold value as instruments serving a larger purpose or agenda. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Instrumentalism]

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