instrumentalist
C45718
concept
An instrumentalist is someone who views theories, beliefs, or practices primarily as practical tools for predicting and controlling outcomes rather than as literal descriptions of reality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| instrumentalist canonical | 2 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: instrumentalist
Generated description
An instrumentalist is someone who views theories, beliefs, or practices primarily as practical tools for predicting and controlling outcomes rather than as literal descriptions of reality.
Instances (2)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Simon Attwell | — |
| Janne Bengtson | — |