THE CULTURAL DANGERS OF SCIENTISM AND COMMON SENSE SOLUTIONS

• Authors: Robert A. Delfino
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In his article the author begins by defining what is meant by ‘science’ and ‘scientism.’ Second, he discusses some of the cultural dangers of scientism. Third, he gives several arguments why scientism should be rejected and why science needs metaphysics. Fourth, and finally, he concludes by noting how some of the questions and arguments raised in the article can be appropriated to help the general public understand the limits of science and the dangers of scientism.

Keywords

EN

scientism; science; religion; philosophy; metaphysics; culture; common sense

• Publisher: International Étienne Gilson Society
• Journal: Studia Gilsoniana
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 3: supplement
• Pages: 485-496

Dates

published

2014

Contributors

author

Robert A. Delfino

• St. John’s University, Staten Island, NY, USA

Identifiers

ISSN

2300-0066