instrumental rationality (instrumental rationality)

(Language: English)

Short Description: A “means-end” view of rationality that ranks actions in terms of their likelihood to satisfy a given set of objectives

Long Description: 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)

Sources: Islam, Fundamentalism, and the Betrayal of Tradition, edited by Dr. Joseph Lumbard