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	In [[philosophy of Science [[Category:Science]] and in [[epistemology]], '''instrumentalism''' is a methodological view that ideas are useful instruments, and that the worth of an idea is based on how effective it is in explaining and predicting phenomena. According to instrumentalists, a successful scientific [[theory]] reveals nothing known either true or false about [[nature]]'s unobservable objects, properties or processes. Scientific [[theory]] is merely a tool whereby humans predict observations in a particular domain of [[nature]] by formulating laws, which state or summarize regularities, while theories themselves do not reveal supposedly hidden aspects of [[nature]] that somehow explain these laws. Instrumentalism is a perspective originally introduced by Pierre Duhem in 1906.		In [[philosophy of Science is merely a tool whereby humans predict observations in a particular domain of [[nature]] by formulating laws, which state or summarize regularities, while theories themselves do not reveal supposedly hidden aspects of [[nature]] that somehow explain these laws. Instrumentalism is a perspective originally introduced by Pierre Duhem in 1906.

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	In [[philosophy of Science [[Category:Science]] and in [[epistemology]], '''instrumentalism''' is a methodological view that ideas are useful instruments, and that the worth of an idea is based on how effective it is in explaining and predicting phenomena. According to instrumentalists, a successful scientific [[theory]] reveals nothing known either true or false about nature's unobservable objects, properties or processes. Scientific [[theory]] is merely a tool whereby humans predict observations in a particular domain of nature by formulating laws, which state or summarize regularities, while theories themselves do not reveal supposedly hidden aspects of nature that somehow explain these laws. Instrumentalism is a perspective originally introduced by Pierre Duhem in 1906.		In [[philosophy of Science [[Category:Science]] and in [[epistemology]], '''instrumentalism''' is a methodological view that ideas are useful instruments, and that the worth of an idea is based on how effective it is in explaining and predicting phenomena. According to instrumentalists, a successful scientific [[theory]] reveals nothing known either true or false about [[nature]]'s unobservable objects, properties or processes. Scientific [[theory]] is merely a tool whereby humans predict observations in a particular domain of [[nature]] by formulating laws, which state or summarize regularities, while theories themselves do not reveal supposedly hidden aspects of [[nature]] that somehow explain these laws. Instrumentalism is a perspective originally introduced by Pierre Duhem in 1906.

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	In [[philosophy of Science [[Category:Science]] and in [[epistemology]], '''instrumentalism''' is a methodological view that ideas are useful instruments, and that ~~tbe~~ worth of an idea is based on how effective it is in explaining and predicting phenomena. According to instrumentalists, a successful scientific [[~~tbeory~~]] reveals nothing known ~~eitber~~ true or false about nature's unobservable objects, properties or processes. Scientific [[~~tbeory~~]] is merely a tool whereby humans predict observations in a particular domain of nature by formulating laws, which state or summarize regularities, while ~~tbeories tbemselves~~ do not reveal supposedly hidden aspects of nature that somehow explain ~~tbese~~ laws. Instrumentalism is a perspective originally introduced by Pierre Duhem in 1906.		In [[philosophy of Science [[Category:Science]] and in [[epistemology]], '''instrumentalism''' is a methodological view that ideas are useful instruments, and that the worth of an idea is based on how effective it is in explaining and predicting phenomena. According to instrumentalists, a successful scientific [[theory]] reveals nothing known either true or false about nature's unobservable objects, properties or processes. Scientific [[theory]] is merely a tool whereby humans predict observations in a particular domain of nature by formulating laws, which state or summarize regularities, while theories themselves do not reveal supposedly hidden aspects of nature that somehow explain these laws. Instrumentalism is a perspective originally introduced by Pierre Duhem in 1906.

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	In [[philosophy of Science [[Category:Science]] and in [[epistemology]], '''instrumentalism''' is a methodological view that ideas are useful instruments, and that ~~the~~ worth of an idea is based on how effective it is in explaining and predicting phenomena. According to instrumentalists, a successful scientific [[~~theory~~]] reveals nothing known ~~either~~ true or false about nature's unobservable objects, properties or processes. Scientific [[~~theory~~]] is merely a tool whereby humans predict observations in a particular domain of nature by formulating laws, which state or summarize regularities, while ~~theories themselves~~ do not reveal supposedly hidden aspects of nature that somehow explain ~~these~~ laws. Instrumentalism is a perspective originally introduced by Pierre Duhem in 1906.		In [[philosophy of Science [[Category:Science]] and in [[epistemology]], '''instrumentalism''' is a methodological view that ideas are useful instruments, and that tbe worth of an idea is based on how effective it is in explaining and predicting phenomena. According to instrumentalists, a successful scientific [[tbeory]] reveals nothing known eitber true or false about nature's unobservable objects, properties or processes. Scientific [[tbeory]] is merely a tool whereby humans predict observations in a particular domain of nature by formulating laws, which state or summarize regularities, while tbeories tbemselves do not reveal supposedly hidden aspects of nature that somehow explain tbese laws. Instrumentalism is a perspective originally introduced by Pierre Duhem in 1906.

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	In [[philosophy of Science [[Category:Science]]]] and in [[epistemology]], '''instrumentalism''' is a methodological view that ideas are useful instruments, and that the worth of an idea is based on how effective it is in explaining and predicting phenomena. According to instrumentalists, a successful scientific [[theory]] reveals nothing known either true or false about nature's unobservable objects, properties or processes. Scientific [[theory]] is merely a tool whereby humans predict observations in a particular domain of nature by formulating laws, which state or summarize regularities, while theories themselves do not reveal supposedly hidden aspects of nature that somehow explain these laws. Instrumentalism is a perspective originally introduced by Pierre Duhem in 1906.		In [[philosophy of Science [[Category:Science]] and in [[epistemology]], '''instrumentalism''' is a methodological view that ideas are useful instruments, and that the worth of an idea is based on how effective it is in explaining and predicting phenomena. According to instrumentalists, a successful scientific [[theory]] reveals nothing known either true or false about nature's unobservable objects, properties or processes. Scientific [[theory]] is merely a tool whereby humans predict observations in a particular domain of nature by formulating laws, which state or summarize regularities, while theories themselves do not reveal supposedly hidden aspects of nature that somehow explain these laws. Instrumentalism is a perspective originally introduced by Pierre Duhem in 1906.

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	In [[philosophy of ~~science~~]] and in [[epistemology]], '''instrumentalism''' is a methodological view that ideas are useful instruments, and that the worth of an idea is based on how effective it is in explaining and predicting phenomena. According to instrumentalists, a successful scientific [[theory]] reveals nothing known either true or false about nature's unobservable objects, properties or processes. Scientific [[theory]] is merely a tool whereby humans predict observations in a particular domain of nature by formulating laws, which state or summarize regularities, while theories themselves do not reveal supposedly hidden aspects of nature that somehow explain these laws. Instrumentalism is a perspective originally introduced by Pierre Duhem in 1906.		In [[philosophy of Science [[Category:Science]]]] and in [[epistemology]], '''instrumentalism''' is a methodological view that ideas are useful instruments, and that the worth of an idea is based on how effective it is in explaining and predicting phenomena. According to instrumentalists, a successful scientific [[theory]] reveals nothing known either true or false about nature's unobservable objects, properties or processes. Scientific [[theory]] is merely a tool whereby humans predict observations in a particular domain of nature by formulating laws, which state or summarize regularities, while theories themselves do not reveal supposedly hidden aspects of nature that somehow explain these laws. Instrumentalism is a perspective originally introduced by Pierre Duhem in 1906.

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	In [[philosophy of science]] and in [[epistemology]], '''instrumentalism''' is a methodological view that ideas are useful instruments, and that the worth of an idea is based on how effective it is in explaining and predicting phenomena. According to instrumentalists, a successful scientific theory reveals nothing known either true or false about nature's unobservable objects, properties or processes. Scientific theory is merely a tool whereby humans predict observations in a particular domain of nature by formulating laws, which state or summarize regularities, while theories themselves do not reveal supposedly hidden aspects of nature that somehow explain these laws. Instrumentalism is a perspective originally introduced by Pierre Duhem in 1906.		In [[philosophy of science]] and in [[epistemology]], '''instrumentalism''' is a methodological view that ideas are useful instruments, and that the worth of an idea is based on how effective it is in explaining and predicting phenomena. According to instrumentalists, a successful scientific [[theory]] reveals nothing known either true or false about nature's unobservable objects, properties or processes. Scientific [[theory]] is merely a tool whereby humans predict observations in a particular domain of nature by formulating laws, which state or summarize regularities, while theories themselves do not reveal supposedly hidden aspects of nature that somehow explain these laws. Instrumentalism is a perspective originally introduced by Pierre Duhem in 1906.

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In [[philosophy of science]] and in [[epistemology]], '''instrumentalism''' is a methodological view that ideas are useful instruments, and that the worth of an idea is based on how effective it is in explaining and predicting phenomena. According to instrumentalists, a successful scientific theory reveals nothing known either true or false about nature's unobservable objects, properties or processes. Scientific theory is merely a tool whereby humans predict observations in a particular domain of nature by formulating laws, which state or summarize regularities, while theories themselves do not reveal supposedly hidden aspects of nature that somehow explain these laws. Instrumentalism is a perspective originally introduced by Pierre Duhem in 1906.

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