Science as Myth (Whether Sacred or Not), Science as Prism

Authors

  • J. Baird Callicott University of North Texas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/jsrnc.v9i2.27264

Keywords:

science and religion, ethics of science, scientism, scientific epistemology

Author Biography

  • J. Baird Callicott, University of North Texas
    J. Baird Callifott is an Executive Editor of the Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture.

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———. 2013a. ‘The Worldview Concept and Aldo Leopold’s Project of “World View” Remediation’, in Ricardo Rozzi, S.T.A. Pickett, Clare Palmer, Juan J. Armesto, and J. Baird Callicott (eds.), Linking Ecology and Ethics for a Changing World: Values, Philosophy, and Action (Dordrecht: Springer): 113-23. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7470-4_9.

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Published

2015-08-29

How to Cite

Callicott, J. B. (2015). Science as Myth (Whether Sacred or Not), Science as Prism. Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture, 9(2), 154-168. https://doi.org/10.1558/jsrnc.v9i2.27264