The Dialectical Relationship between Religion and the Ideology of Science
Steven Gerardi
DOI: 10.4236/sm.2012.21006   PDF    HTML     6,317 Downloads   10,873 Views   Citations

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.

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Gerardi, S. (2012). The Dialectical Relationship between Religion and the Ideology of Science. Sociology Mind, 2, 50-52. doi: 10.4236/sm.2012.21006.

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