工具理性是指:“通过对外界事物的情况和其他人的举止的期待,并利用这种期待作为‘条件’或者‘手段’,以期实现自己合乎理性所争取和考虑的作为成果的目的。”①工具理性注重的是技术的可操作性、过程的可控制性、方法和手段的有效性。在社会生活领域,工具理性主要表现为对制度的特别关注与重视。与工具理性 Instrumental rationality means: “Through the expectation of the situation of the outside world and the behavior of others, and using such expectation as ’conditions’ or ’means’, we aim to achieve what we strive for and consider as the outcome of our own rational endeavors. ”① instrumental rationality pays attention to the maneuverability of the technology, the controllability of the process, the effectiveness of the methods and means. In the field of social life, instrumental rationality mainly shows special attention and emphasis on the system. Rationality with tools