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The ‘religious’ function of science

Posted on October 18, 2025 by VM

We often understand science primarily in terms of its tangible successes, looking to it for advances in medicine, for the foundations of technologies, and for the tools with which to predict and manage our environment. This perspective views science as … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis, Culture, Science | Tagged Akeel Bilgrami, Anjan Chakravartty, extreme pragmatism, humanism, Jayant Narlikar, John Dewey, Matthew J Brown, pragmatic function, religion, religious function, scientific worldview, scientism, Yash Pal | Leave a comment

The creative process must not be transcendental.

Posted on April 14, 2013 by VM

During a conversation with an emotionally intense and literarily prolific friend earlier this evening, the friend said many of the greatest poets had led doomed lives; doomed in the sense that they’d all suffered great misfortune – emotionally at least … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ars gratia artis, expression, functionalism, humanism, immanence, poetry, Sylvia Plath | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: humanism

The ‘religious’ function of science

The creative process must not be transcendental.

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