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in·stru·men·tal and val·ue-ra·tio·nal ac·tion

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    "Instrumental" and "value-rational action" are terms scholars use to identify two kinds of behavior that humans can engage in. Scholars call using means that "work" as tools, instrumental action, and pursuing ends that are "right" as legitimate ends, value-rational action. These terms were coined by sociologist Max Weber, who observed people attaching subjective meanings to their actions. Acts people treated as conditional means he labeled "instrumentally rational." Acts people treated as unconditional ends he labeled "value-rational." He found everyone acting for both kinds of reasons, but justifying individual acts by one reason or the other.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of instrumental and value-rational action in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of instrumental and value-rational action in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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