Tag: Alfred W. Crosby
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Four Keys to Modern Prosperity: Scientific Rationalism
Scientific Rationalism “Thou has ordered all things in measure and number and weight.” (Wisdom of Solomon 11:20) The second factor that led to unprecedented prosperity, according to William J. Bernstein, is reason, specifically science. (1) While I agree with Bernstein about the centrality of reason to the expansion of prosperity, I differ with him on…
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Theology and Economics: Scientific Rationalism
The second factor that led to unprecedented prosperity, according to William J. Bernstein, is reason, specifically science. (1) While I agree with Bernstein about the centrality of reason to the expansion of prosperity, I differ with him on his analysis of the origins of scientific rationalism. Bernstein subscribes to a widely held view that places…