{"product_id":"scientism-richard-n-williams-9781474287944","title":"Scientism: The New Orthodoxy","description":"\u003ci\u003eScientism: The New Orthodoxy\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive philosophical overview of the question of scientism, discussing the role and place of science in the humanities, religion, and the social sciences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClarifying and defining the key terms in play in discussions of scientism, this collection identifies the dimensions that differentiate science from scientism. Leading scholars appraise the means available to science, covering the impact of the neurosciences and the new challenges it presents for the law and the self. Illustrating the effect of scientism on the social sciences, and the humanities, \u003ci\u003eScientism: the New Orthodoxy\u003c\/i\u003e addresses what science is and what it is not. This provocative collection is an important contribution to the social sciences and the humanities in the 21st century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors include: Peter Hacker, Bastiaan van Fraassen, Daniel N. Robinson, Kenneth Schaffner, Roger Scruton, James K.A. Smith, Richard Swinburne, Lawrence Principe and Richard N. Williams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard N. Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474287948\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474287944\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d","brand":"Richard N. Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980467044607,"sku":"9781474287944","price":51.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1f4d06cb-5bac-4d51-ac3b-c31232456c00.jpg?v=1683250066","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/scientism-richard-n-williams-9781474287944","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}