Meanings
- not comparableAfter the decline of science.
In his own pluralistic and idealistic notion of a postscientific world, Feyerabend suggests there can be balance, with different subcultural powers observing a certain amount of fair play in relation to each other.
2001, Brian Sutton-Smith, The ambiguity of play, page 601 more example
American innovators — with their world-class strengths in product design, marketing and finance — may have a historic opportunity to convert the scientific know-how from abroad into market gains and profits. Mr. Hill views the transition to “the postscientific society” as an unrecognized bonus for American creators of new products and services.
2008 April 20, G. Pascal Zachary, “How Scientific Gains Abroad Pay Off in the U.S.”, in New York TimesAntonyms: prescientific, protoscientific
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveAfter the decline of science.
Origin
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