Bernard Williams

The people I really do dislike are the morally unimaginative kind of evolutionary reductionists who, in the name of science, think they can explain everything in terms of our early hominid ancestors or our genes, with their combination of high-handed tone and disregard for history. Such reductive speculation encourages a really empty scientism.

English Philosopher

Huston Smith

I am critical of modernity giving science and technology a blank check as if it were the fountain of all truth. That is not true. And I think I may have introduced a word which has now caught on quite a bit, scientism. Science is good. It simply reports a discovery.

American Theologian

Stanislav Grof

Unlike scientism, science in the true sense of the word is open to unbiased investigation of any existing phenomena.

Czechoslovakian Psychologist

Scientism is used in serious discussions, often among scholars or intellectuals.

Academic Tone

Don't confuse scientism with science; scientism involves a belief about science's scope.

Concept Clarity

Sometimes scientism is criticized for being too narrow-minded.

Negative Implication

When used, scientism often carries a tone of disapproval or critique.

Critical Tone

Scientism is relevant in debates about the role and limitations of science.

Context Specific

Understanding scientism helps identify when scientific claims overreach.