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Meaning of scientism

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

scientism

noun

Definitions

  1. The belief that the scientific method and the assumptions and research methods of the physical sciences are applicable to all other disciplines (such as the humanities and social sciences), or that those other disciplines are not as valuable.

  2. The belief that all truth is exclusively discovered through science.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scientism

Related words

sciencismscienticismhard sciencescientific materialismscientific methodpure sciencephilosophy of scienceantipositivism