different between scientism vs scientificity

English

Etymology

From science +? -ism

Noun

scientism (countable and uncountable, plural scientisms)

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.
   • 2007, Ted Cabal, The Apologetics Study Bible, B&H Publishing Group (?ISBN)

   • 2008, Peter Meusburger, Michael Welker, Edgar Wunder, Clashes of Knowledge: Orthodoxies and Heterodoxies in Science and Religion, Springer Science & Business Media (?ISBN), page 111

   • 2013, William Outhwaite, Habermas: A Critical Introduction, John Wiley & Sons (?ISBN)

   • 2013, David Held, Introduction to Critical Theory: Horkheimer to Habermas, John Wiley & Sons (?ISBN)

   • 2014, Raymond Tallis, Aping Mankind: Neuromania, Darwinitis and the Misrepresentation of Humanity, Routledge (?ISBN), page 15

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

Derived terms

• scientistic

Translations

Further reading

• scientism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• incestism

Romanian

Etymology

From French scientisme

Noun

scientism n (uncountable)

1. scientism

Declension

English

Etymology

scientific +? -ity

Noun

scientificity (uncountable)

1. The quality or state of being scientific.

Synonyms

• scientificality
• scientificness (less common)

Related terms

• science
• scientific
• scientifical
• scientifically
• scientism
• scientist
• scientistic
• scientistical
• scientistically

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