Monopolizing Knowledge

Download or read book Monopolizing Knowledge written by Ian Hutchinson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can real knowledge be found other than by science? In this unique approach to understanding today's culture wars, an MIT physicist answers emphatically yes. He shows how scientism --- the view that science is all the knowledge there is --- suffocates reason as well as religion. Tracing the history of scientism and its frequent confusion with science, Hutchinson explains what makes modern science so persuasive and powerful, but restricts its scope. Recognizing science's limitations, and properly identifying what we call nature, liberates both science and non-scientific knowledge.