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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

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The ‘religious’ function of science

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