"zweckrationalität" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From German Zweckrationalität. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|de|Zweckrationalität}} German Zweckrationalität Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} zweckrationalität (uncountable)
  1. Technical rationality; rationality in accordance with organizational demands instead of moral demands. Tags: uncountable Related terms: wertrationalität
    Sense id: en-zweckrationalität-en-noun-MQDPsctI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

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