(1) Unlike the empiricist, the instrumentalist does not maintain that the only valid concepts are those reducible to sense data.(2) Dewey combined this instrumentalist pragmatism with a commitment to naturalism, i.e. to an understanding of the world and human life which respects the discoveries of the natural sciences.(3) Most modern philosophers sympathetic to the pragmatist outlook think that the instrumentalist account of truth is unnecessarily revisionist.(4) Indeed, the instrumentalist can argue that it is sometimes immoral to insist on critically reflecting and acting autonomously when one may actually act worse as a result of consistently critically reflecting.(5) Mach shared Berkeley's instrumentalist view of scientific laws and theories.(6) That he is a superior instrumentalist , a thoughtful musician, a questing spirit, and a great charmer, no one doubts.(7) For Duhem, this instrumentalist doctrine played a key role in maintaining his religious and scientific views in peaceful coexistence.(8) An exceptional singer, songwriter and skilled instrumentalist , Irish Music magazine hailed him as u2018one of the country's major folk voicesu2019.(9) Utilitarian, functional and instrumentalist ideas started to reshape the curriculum.(10) Their rapid scherzos, fugal finales, and dependence on four equally engaging string players attest as much to the virtuosity of the instrumentalists employed at court as to Haydn's accomplishment.(11) Set in the attractive surroundings of Canford School at historic Wimborne, Dorset, the school offers a variety of courses that are of interest to instrumentalists , singers, pianists and conductors.(12) But there is little tolerance for guitarists, bodhru00e1n players or other instrumentalists doing the same - they either come as ready-formed virtuosi, or leave their instruments at home.(13) Given the radiantly musical performances for singers and instrumentalists alike, surely we could have been spared some of the unnecessary busyness.(14) She also is the pianist for Meadowbrook Church and frequently accompanies instrumentalists and vocalists for competitions, auditions and recitals.(15) These include solo, chamber music and concerto competitions, as well as ensemble festivals and competitions for string performers, vocalists, pianists and other instrumentalists .(16) But this is not to say that instrumentalists are wholly right, or that Moore is wholly wrong to think that the sole purpose of criminal law is to provide for the retributive punishment of those who culpably commit such wrongs.
