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'''Scientism''' is the opinion that | '''Scientism''' is the opinion that Science [[Category:Science]] and the [[scientific method]] are the best or only way to render truth about the [[world]] and reality.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Glossary Definition: Scientism |url=https://www.pbs.org/faithandreason/gengloss/sciism-body.html |date=1999 |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=www.pbs.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001011010123/https://www.pbs.org/faithandreason/gengloss/sciism-body.html |archive-date=2000-10-11 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hietanen |first1=Johan |last2=Turunen |first2=Petri |last3=Hirvonen |first3=Ilmari |last4=Karisto |first4=Janne |last5=Pättiniemi |first5=Ilkka |last6=Saarinen |first6=Henrik |date=July 2020 |title=How not to criticise scientism |journal=Metaphilosophy |volume=51 |issue=4 |pages=522–547 |doi=10.1111/meta.12443 |doi-access=free |quote=[Scientism can be divided] into four categories in terms of how strong (Science [[Category:Science]] is the only source of knowledge) or weak (Science [[Category:Science]] is the best source of knowledge) and how narrow (only natural Science [[Category:Science]]s) or broad (all Science [[Category:Science]]s or at least not only the natural Science [[Category:Science]]s) they are.}}</ref> | ||
While the term was defined originally to mean "methods and attitudes typical of or attributed to natural scientists", some scholars (and subsequently many others) also adopted it as a pejorative term with the meaning "an exaggerated trust in the efficacy of the methods of natural | While the term was defined originally to mean "methods and attitudes typical of or attributed to natural scientists", some scholars (and subsequently many others) also adopted it as a pejorative term with the meaning "an exaggerated trust in the efficacy of the methods of natural Science [[Category:Science]] applied to all areas of investigation (as in philosophy, the social Science [[Category:Science]]s, and the humanities)".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scientism/ |title=Scientism |publisher=Merriam-Webster |website=Meriam-Webster.com Dictionary |access-date=April 6, 2021}}</ref> | ||
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Scientism is the opinion that Science and the scientific method are the best or only way to render truth about the world and reality.[1][2]
While the term was defined originally to mean "methods and attitudes typical of or attributed to natural scientists", some scholars (and subsequently many others) also adopted it as a pejorative term with the meaning "an exaggerated trust in the efficacy of the methods of natural Science applied to all areas of investigation (as in philosophy, the social Sciences, and the humanities)".[3]
References
- ↑ Glossary Definition: Scientism (1999).
- ↑ Hietanen, Johan; Turunen, Petri; Hirvonen, Ilmari; Karisto, Janne; Pättiniemi, Ilkka; Saarinen, Henrik (July 2020). "How not to criticise scientism". Metaphilosophy 51 (4): 522–547. doi:10.1111/meta.12443. "[Scientism can be divided] into four categories in terms of how strong (Science is the only source of knowledge) or weak (Science is the best source of knowledge) and how narrow (only natural Sciences) or broad (all Sciences or at least not only the natural Sciences) they are.".
- ↑ Scientism. Merriam-Webster.