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 warrior concept to denigrate science that did ...

Scientism is science’s own Judas. It betrays its master with a kiss. Ernest Board (1877-1934), “St. Albertus Magnus Expounding His Doctrines of Physical Science in the Streets of Paris” (photo: Public ...

It’s easy to judge someone else’s worldview, but it’s much harder to recognise that we even have a worldview. We appreciate how pagan societies might see spirits in nature, or how monotheists see God ...

When we recite the Creed each Sunday and say, “I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church,” most of us don’t imagine that it has much to do with our everyday lives. Stop! Every aspect of ...

He even goes so far as to embrace the concept of scientism—a term usually used in the pejorative sense to denote when scientists overstep their knowledge with arrogance and a sense of intellectual ...

Damon Linker knocks Neil deGrasse Tyson into orbit. Here’s how his column begins: Neil deGrasse Tyson may be a gifted popularizer of science, but when it comes to humanistic learning more generally, ...

This week, a bit of news that escaped the notice of many was a dust-up between Lila Rose and Dr. Phil. The topic? The definition of science and the definition of life. The exchange went something like ...

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A pointed essay last month by the renowned Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker reignited the academic culture wars between the sciences and humanities. In the article, Science is Not Your Enemy: An ...