Scientism is 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. It has been defined as `the view that the characteristic inductive methods of the natural sciences ....
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[Foundation] Scientism or the `Church of Science` is a fictional religion from Isaac Asimov`s Foundation Series. It is first mentioned in Part III of Foundation, `The Mayors`, and makes its last appearance in Part V, `The Merchant Princes`. ==Formation== In the novel Foundation, the Foundation, a large colony of scientists on the planet Ter...
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belief that the methods of science are universally applicable
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(from the article `Existentialism`) ...to any doctrine that sees in man some given and complete reality that must be resolved into its elements in order to be known or contemplated. It ... ...by Flaubert and which was not published until after his death, has been seriously misunderstood by those critics who have regarded it as a denial ...
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The methods, activities, and principles which are typical to science. ... The concept that other areas besides science can and should be studied in a scientific manner, for example the humanities. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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the notion that the methods and theories of the physical and biological sciences are just as suitable and vital to the humanities and social sciences. Holding to the primacy of science over religious, mythical, or spiritual interpretations of life.
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the belief that science has primacy over other ways of obtaining knowledge. This term is often used in a derogatory manner, to refer to a level of trust or reliance upon scientific progress which the speaker deems excessive.
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scientism 1. The habit and mode of expression of a man of science.2. A term applied (frequently in a derogatory manner) to a belief in the omnipotence of scientific knowledge and techniques; also to the view that the methods of study appropriate to physical science can replace those used in other fields; such as, philosophy and, especially, human b...
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In Weaver, applying scientific assumptions to subjects that are not completely natural.
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