Reconsideration of Science and Technology II: Scientism and Anti-Scientism

ISBN-13: 9781032294346 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 312 str.

Liu Dachun; Diana Gao; Ai Zhiqiang

Opis

In reviewing and reconsidering the intellectual history of scientism and anti-scientism, the authors assess the process of reasoning and prejudices of these contrasting viewpoints, while discussing the repercussions of scientific hegemony and its contemporary criticism.

Spis treści

Introduction  Part 1: Paradox of Scientism  1. The Rise of Scientism  2. The Expansion of Instrumental Reason  3. Optimism: The Omnipotence of Science and Technology  4. Pessimism: Hopeless "Les Fleurs du Mal"  Part 2: Origin of Anti-Scientism  5. Crisis of Science and the Burgeoning of Irrationalism  6. The Path of Deconstructing Scientism and Its Reflection