To me this statement seems mostly tautological. Something is instrumental if it is helpful in bringing about some kind of outcome. The term “instrumental” is always (as far as I can tell) in reference to some sort of consequence based optimization.
To me this statement seems mostly tautological. Something is instrumental if it is helpful in bringing about some kind of outcome. The term “instrumental” is always (as far as I can tell) in reference to some sort of consequence based optimization.