scientismn.

Brit.

/ˈsʌɪəntɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈsaɪənˌtɪz(ə)m/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin scientia , -ism suffix; scientific adj., -ism suffix.

Etymology: < scient- (in either classical Latin scientia science n. or scientific adj.) + -ism suffix. Compare scientist n.

1. A mode of thought which considers things from a scientific viewpoint.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > systematic knowledge, science > [noun] > character or quality

empiricalness1655

scientificness1663

scientificalness1786

scientism1870

scientificity1888

scientificality1907

1870 New Englander July 514 That facts should be valued mainly for the principles they reveal, modern scientism could hardly understand, much less believe.

1895 Daily News 14 Nov. 6/5 By scientism he meant to express that change which had come over the thought of the world in consequence of the wonderful additions to the common stock of knowledge.

1903 Contemp. Rev. May 727 What modern Scientism knows as the Supersensuous Consciousness.

1941 D. C. Allen Star Crossed Renaissance iv. 185 They insist on facts and common sense..they are the ancestors of the masters of modern scientism.

2010 T. P. Miller Evol. College Eng. iii. 101 This movement was facilitated by the practical appeal of the methods of scientism.

2. Chiefly depreciative. The belief that only knowledge obtained from scientific research is valid, and that notions or beliefs deriving from other sources, such as religion, should be discounted; extreme or excessive faith in science or scientists. Also: the view that the methodology used in the natural and physical sciences can be applied to other disciplines, such as philosophy and the social sciences. Cf. positivism n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > empiricism > [noun] > scientificism or elements of

sciential faithc1454

scientism1871

scientificism1875

1871 Amer. Presbyterian Rev. Apr. 333 If, in the face of the increasingly triumphant exultations of modern scientism, in the face of its sneering sarcasms and insolent taunts.., any of the friends of Christian philosophy, morality and religion, are dismayed and despondent, let them be reassured.

1882 J. A. Seiss Apocalypse (new ed.) II. xxxiiii. 439 We are forewarned of a certain boastful and blatant scientism and naturalism which does not hesitate dogmatically to negative the doctrines of faith.

1921 G. B. Shaw Back to Methuselah p. lxxviii The iconography and hagiology of Scientism are as copious as they are mostly squalid.

1938 G. Reavey tr. N. A. Berdyaev Solitude & Society i. 12 Science has not only progressively reduced the competence of philosophy, but it has also attempted to suppress it altogether and to replace it by its own claim to universality. This process is generally known as ‘scientism’.

1956 E. H. Hutten Lang. Mod. Physics vi. 273 This belief in the omnipotence of science is..making a mockery of science: for this scientism represents the same, superstitious, attitude which, in previous times, ascribed such power to a supernatural agency.

1977 A. Sheridan tr. J. Lacan Écrits iii. 76 The early development of psychoanalysis..expresses..nothing less than the re-creation of human meaning in an arid period of scientism.

2008 Church Times 16 May 26/5 While it would be wrong to say Lewis believed in astrology, it held a lifelong fascination for him. He loathed the scientism he saw disenchanting the modern world.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	scientism
释义	scientismn. Brit. /ˈsʌɪəntɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈsaɪənˌtɪz(ə)m/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin scientia , -ism suffix; scientific adj., -ism suffix. Etymology: < scient- (in either classical Latin scientia science n. or scientific adj.) + -ism suffix. Compare scientist n. 1. A mode of thought which considers things from a scientific viewpoint. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > systematic knowledge, science > [noun] > character or quality empiricalness1655 scientificness1663 scientificalness1786 scientism1870 scientificity1888 scientificality1907 1870 New Englander July 514 That facts should be valued mainly for the principles they reveal, modern scientism could hardly understand, much less believe. 1895 Daily News 14 Nov. 6/5 By scientism he meant to express that change which had come over the thought of the world in consequence of the wonderful additions to the common stock of knowledge. 1903 Contemp. Rev. May 727 What modern Scientism knows as the Supersensuous Consciousness. 1941 D. C. Allen Star Crossed Renaissance iv. 185 They insist on facts and common sense..they are the ancestors of the masters of modern scientism. 2010 T. P. Miller Evol. College Eng. iii. 101 This movement was facilitated by the practical appeal of the methods of scientism. 2. Chiefly depreciative. The belief that only knowledge obtained from scientific research is valid, and that notions or beliefs deriving from other sources, such as religion, should be discounted; extreme or excessive faith in science or scientists. Also: the view that the methodology used in the natural and physical sciences can be applied to other disciplines, such as philosophy and the social sciences. Cf. positivism n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > empiricism > [noun] > scientificism or elements of sciential faithc1454 scientism1871 scientificism1875 1871 Amer. Presbyterian Rev. Apr. 333 If, in the face of the increasingly triumphant exultations of modern scientism, in the face of its sneering sarcasms and insolent taunts.., any of the friends of Christian philosophy, morality and religion, are dismayed and despondent, let them be reassured. 1882 J. A. Seiss Apocalypse (new ed.) II. xxxiiii. 439 We are forewarned of a certain boastful and blatant scientism and naturalism which does not hesitate dogmatically to negative the doctrines of faith. 1921 G. B. Shaw Back to Methuselah p. lxxviii The iconography and hagiology of Scientism are as copious as they are mostly squalid. 1938 G. Reavey tr. N. A. Berdyaev Solitude & Society i. 12 Science has not only progressively reduced the competence of philosophy, but it has also attempted to suppress it altogether and to replace it by its own claim to universality. This process is generally known as ‘scientism’. 1956 E. H. Hutten Lang. Mod. Physics vi. 273 This belief in the omnipotence of science is..making a mockery of science: for this scientism represents the same, superstitious, attitude which, in previous times, ascribed such power to a supernatural agency. 1977 A. Sheridan tr. J. Lacan Écrits iii. 76 The early development of psychoanalysis..expresses..nothing less than the re-creation of human meaning in an arid period of scientism. 2008 Church Times 16 May 26/5 While it would be wrong to say Lewis believed in astrology, it held a lifelong fascination for him. He loathed the scientism he saw disenchanting the modern world. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1870
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