Meanings
nounzweckrationalität (uncountable)
- uncountableTechnical rationality; rationality in accordance with organizational demands instead of moral demands.
This thinking, supported by this array of heroes in bronze, can only further persuade people that whites may be masters of zweckrationalität—technical rationality—but are deficient in wertrationalität—basic human values.
1999, James W. Loewen, Lies across America: What our historic sites get wrong, Simon and Schuster, page 449
Origin
- GermanZweckrationalität
- Englishzweckrationalität
From German Zweckrationalität.
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