Instrumental Humanism-Analyzing Modern Systems With Modernism, Writing Human Limits With Humanism: Modernism is no longer a philosophy. It is an instr

By Joseph Lee

Instrumental Humanism is not a book about kindness, morality, or ideals.

It is a structural declaration.

This book argues that modern systems do not fail humans by accident.
They fail humans by design-by externalizing cost, normalizing sacrifice, and redefining collapse as personal weakness.

Rather than proposing another ethical appeal, Instrumental Humanism introduces a framework in which human dignity is treated as a non-negotiable structural constraint, not a moral suggestion.

Drawing from system analysis, institutional design, disability-first logic, and failure mechanics, the book introduces:

Structural Failure Analysis (SFA) - a method for identifying failure as system output

Human Tolerance Band (HTB) - the measurable limits of sustainable human participation

Failure Normalization and Cost Externalization as core design mechanisms

Instrumental Humanism (IH) as a post-modern framework for redesigning systems without sacrifice

This is not a manifesto of hope.
It is a refusal to design systems that require heroism to survive.

Written for readers who work with systems-policy designers, researchers, administrators, engineers, and institutional critics-this book functions as both a declaration and a reference document.

It is meant to be cited, not consumed.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GG77HY5Z
• ISBN13: 9798243475990
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 36 Pages
• Weight: 0.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"