Posts filed under Scientism

The Presumed Singularity of Science

Claims that the capacity for self-correction is what separates science from other endeavours don't hold up when you look at some of those other endeavours. (21 Comments)  → 

If a Tree Falls in a Forest…

... when there's nobody there to hear, does it make a sound? (One Comment)  → 

Redefining Science

Science isn't just a kind of knowledge or a way of acquiring knowledge. It is also a set of institutions. How does the value of professionalized science depend on its association with these institutions and why?  → 

Susan Haack on Scientism

Susan Haack's six signs of scientism are interesting and thought-provoking and her definition of scientism is a good one, but a little different from my own...  → 

From Where does Scientism Come?

The process of becoming a scientist involves not only the accumulation of specialist knowledge and technical skills, but also induction into a scientistic culture. (2 Comments)  → 

A Special Case for Public Funding

Can science be said to have a special case for public funding precisely because it cannot guarantee any specific outcome?  →