Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zweckrationalität

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zweck-ra-tional-i-tat
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Technical rationality; rationality in accordance with organizational demands instead of moral demands.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From German Zweckrationalität.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

wertrationalität

Questions

What does zweckrationalität mean?: Technical rationality; rationality in accordance with organizational demands instead of moral demands.
Where does zweckrationalität come from?: From German Zweckrationalität.

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