Scientism, Interpretation, and Criticism

Abstract. What is the relationship between natural science, social science, and religion? The dominant paradigm in contemporary social science is scientism, the attempt to apply the methods of natural science to the study of society. However, scientism is problematic: it rests on a conception of nat...

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Main Author: Gorski, Philip S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 1990
In: Zygon
Year: 1990, Volume: 25, Issue: 3, Pages: 279-307
Further subjects:B Scientism
B pragmatic criterion
B instrumental reason
B Practice
B Hermeneutics
B critical reason
B Practical Reason
B Mold
B Meaning
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