The Dialectical Relationship between Religion and the Ideology of Science

Steven Gerardi

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DOI: 10.4236/sm.2012.21006                

Abstract

This Original effort suggests that analogous to Max Weber’s “Spirit of Capitalism” found in The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, the disenchantment and demystification of the ancient Judaism ethic code of behavior, is a major factor in the rise of the ideology of science.

Keywords

Salvation Doctrines; Disenchantment; Principle of Rationality

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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