Article written by Frank Richardson and 2009 DPDF Revitalizing Development Studies Fellow Nicolette D. Manglos, featured in the Journal of Consciousness Studies, Volume 19, No. 5-6:

In order to rescue human intentionality and mental causation from determinism and reductionism, it is necessary to clarify what we mean by intentionality, which is often coloured by a problematic, one-sided instrumentalism in both current theory and the wider culture. Rethinking this narrow instrumentalism requires distinguishing clearly between what has been termed ‘means-end’ and ‘constituent- end’ human practices and appreciating the primacy of the latter in human affairs. It also requires appreciation of the fact that social enquiry itself is a form of (constituent-end) practice that is shaped by at its core, and shapes in turn, the aims and practices of the human community.

Publication Details

Title
Rethinking Instrumentalism
Authors
Manglos, Nicolette D.
Publisher
Imprint Academic
Publish Date
January 2012
Citation
Manglos, Nicolette D., Rethinking Instrumentalism (Imprint Academic, January 2012).
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