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Unlike scientism, science in the true sense of the word is open to unbiased investigation of any existing phenomena.
Stanislav Grof

Meaning of "scientism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCIENTISM

scientism  [ˈsaɪənˌtɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCIENTISM

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Scientism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SCIENTISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Scientism

Scientism is a term used to refer to belief in the universal applicability of the scientific method and approach, and the view that empirical science constitutes the most authoritative worldview or most valuable part of human learning to the exclusion of other viewpoints.[1] It has been defined as "the view that the characteristic inductive methods of the natural sciences are the only source of genuine factual knowledge and, in particular, that they alone can yield true knowledge about man and society."[2] The term scientism frequently implies a critique of the more extreme expressions of logical positivism[3][4] and has been used by social scientists such as Friedrich Hayek,[5] philosophers of science such as Karl Popper,[6] and philosophers such as Hilary Putnam[7] and Tzvetan Todorov[8] to describe the dogmatic endorsement of scientific methodology and the reduction of all knowledge to only that which is measurable.[9] "Scientism" has also been taken over as a name for the view that science is the only reliable source of knowledge by philosophers such as Alexander Rosenberg.[10] Scientism may refer to science applied "in excess".

Definition of scientism in the English dictionary

The definition of scientism in the dictionary is the application of, or belief in, the scientific method. Other definition of scientism is the uncritical application of scientific or quasi-scientific methods to inappropriate fields of study or investigation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCIENTISM


astigmatism
əˈstɪɡməˌtɪzəm
automatism
ɔːˈtɒməˌtɪzəm
baptism
ˈbæpˌtɪzəm
Comtism
ˈkɔːnˌtɪzəm
conservatism
kənˈsɜːvəˌtɪzəm
electromagnetism
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈmæɡnɪˌtɪzəm
erotism
ˈɛrəˌtɪzəm
giantism
ˈdʒaɪənˌtɪzəm
gigantism
ˈdʒaɪɡænˌtɪzəm
hirsutism
ˈhɜːsjuːˌtɪzəm
immanentism
ˈɪmənənˌtɪzəm
indifferentism
ɪnˈdɪfrənˌtɪzəm
magnetism
ˈmæɡnɪˌtɪzəm
patriotism
ˈpætrɪəˌtɪzəm
pragmatism
ˈpræɡməˌtɪzəm
Protestantism
ˈprɒtɪstənˌtɪzəm
rheumatism
ˈruːməˌtɪzəm
syncretism
ˈsɪŋkrɪˌtɪzəm
tarantism
ˈtærənˌtɪzəm
vigilantism
ˌvɪdʒɪˈlænˌtɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCIENTISM

science
science correspondent
science fiction
Science Museum
science park
scienced
scient
scienter
sciential
scientific
scientific content analysis
scientific method
scientific officer
scientific socialism
scientifical
scientifically
scientist
scientistic
scientize

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCIENTISM

animal magnetism
anti-Semitism
autism
corybantism
dilettantism
flagellantism
hundred-percentism
intransigentism
irredentism
Kantism
magmatism
mutism
obscurantism
pedantism
pococurantism
presentism
quattrocentism
saintism
statism
Vedantism

Synonyms and antonyms of scientism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «scientism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCIENTISM

Find out the translation of scientism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scientism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scientism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

科学主义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cientificismo
570 millions of speakers

English

scientism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विज्ञानवाद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العلموية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сциентизм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cientificismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

scientism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

scientisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Saintis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Szientismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

科学主義
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

과학주의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ilmuwan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tính khoa học
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

scientism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वैज्ञानिकता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bilimcilik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scientismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

scjentyzm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сциентизм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scientismul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιστημονισμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

scientisme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

scientismen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scientism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scientism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCIENTISM»

The term «scientism» is regularly used and occupies the 77.438 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCIENTISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «scientism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «scientism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scientism

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QUOTES WITH «SCIENTISM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word scientism.
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Stanislav Grof
Unlike scientism, science in the true sense of the word is open to unbiased investigation of any existing phenomena.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCIENTISM»

Discover the use of scientism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scientism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Magician's Twin: C. S. Lewis on Science, Scientism, and ...
In this wide-ranging book of essays, contemporary writers probe Lewis’s prophetic warnings about the dehumanizing impact of scientism on ethics, politics, faith, reason, and science itself.
John G. West, Jr., 2012
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Scientism: science, ethics and religion
Clarifying what Scientism is, this book proceeds to evaluate its key claims, expounded in questions such as: Is it the case that science can tell us everything there is to know about reality?
Mikael Stenmark, 2001
3
Scientism: Philosophy and the Infatuation with Science
First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Tom Sorell Ltd, Professor of Philosophy Tom Sorell, Tom Sorell, 2013
4
Science and Scientism in Nineteenth-century Europe
Although these critical developments are often studied independently, Richard G. Olson's Science and Scientism in Nineteenth-Century Europe provides an integrated account of the history of science and its impact on intellectual and social ...
Richard Olson, 2008
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The Unraveling of Scientism: American Philosophy at the End ...
The Unraveling of Scientism, a companion to Joseph Margolis's Reinventing Pragmatism, follows the thread of American analytic philosophy through the second half of the twentieth century, the period of its greatest influence and activity.
Joseph Margolis, 2003
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Scientism and Education: Empirical Research as Neo-Liberal ...
The book deals a severe blow to the belief that science is a suitable lens through which to view or strengthen educational practice. "One begins this book with the skeptical belief that it can’t be right.
Emery J. Hyslop-Margison, Ayaz Naseem, 2007
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Scientism and Humanism: Two Cultures in Post-Mao China ...
This book is a study of the transformation of Chinese political consciousness during the post-Mao era.
Shiping Hua, 1995
8
Sociology and Scientism: The American Quest for Objectivity, ...
Robert Bannister provides the first comprehensive account of the emergence of this "objectivism"
Robert C. Bannister, 1991
9
The Restitution of Man: C.S. Lewis and the Case Against ...
C.S. Lewis and the Case against scientism.
Michael D. Aeschliman, 1998
10
Positivism and Imagination: Scientism and Its Limits in ...
In this book, Catherine LeGouis examines the work of three nineteenth-century positivist critics, each of whom struggled to overcome the contradictions of attempting to separate esthetic, psychological, and sociological concerns from ...
Catherine LeGouis, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCIENTISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scientism is used in the context of the following news items.
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In World Magazine, John West Takes on "Scientism in the Age of …
But it would be a mistake to see the rise to power of scientism in recent years as just a ... In many ways, the Obama Administration's scientism reflected the trends ... «Discovery Institute, Feb 15»
2
Bad-Boy Scientism
Austen Heinz of Cambrian Genomics has been trolling hard lately, as blogger Josh Cunningham notes. That is, he's been spouting provocative opinions to get ... «Huffington Post, Jan 15»
3
Scientism and free-market jihad
For the past forty years, our vision of life has shrunk to one based on a selfishness born of scientism. It is time to embrace different ways of seeing the world. «Open Democracy, Nov 14»
4
C.S. Lewis Foresaw Rise of Scientism as Religion Today, Says …
CHARLOTTE — The rise of "scientism," in which science is uncritically treated as a religion, holding the power to decide ethical questions, was predicted by ... «Christian Post, Oct 14»
5
Scientism and Morality
And in between, an obsession with science -- labeled “scientism” -- reigns supreme. ... The cult of scientism has had its sights set on religion since the very ... «American Thinker, Oct 14»
6
Metaphysics and the Case Against Scientism
Edward Feser's new book, "Scholastic Metaphysics", makes a strong case for the contemporary relevance of St. Thomas Aquinas's philosophical reflections on ... «Catholic World Report, Aug 14»
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Doing Away With Scientism
Most people agree that science is a good thing, and that scientism, by contrast, is a bad thing, although it is likely that few people could easily give a robust ... «Philosophy Now, May 14»
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What Scientism Is, And Is Not
In yesterday's Neil deGrasse Tyson discussion over scientism, more than a few readers denied that scientism was anything other than a right-wing culture ... «The American Conservative, May 14»
9
Blaspheming against the prophets of scientism
So begins veteran philosopher Mary Midgley's short book, Are You an Illusion?, in which she returns to her attack on scientism, and in particular the demotion of ... «Spiked, May 14»
10
Neil DeGrasse Tyson: Scientism's Televangelist
Tyson epitomizes the glib, and dangerous, arrogance of scientism: science as an ideology, science as a privileged and only valid way of knowing. Tyson, like ... «The American Conservative, May 14»

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