The Warfare of Science

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book history of science book

The Warfare of Science is a seminal 19th-century work by Andrew Dickson White that argues for the historical conflict between scientific progress and religious dogma.

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Label	Occurrences
A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom	1
The Warfare of Science canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ history of science book ⓘ
19thCenturyWork	true ⓘ
aimedAt	general educated readership ⓘ
associatedPerson	Andrew Dickson White NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Cornell University NERFINISHED ⓘ
author	Andrew Dickson White NERFINISHED ⓘ
availableIn	public domain ⓘ
basedOn	lectures by Andrew Dickson White ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
criticized	ecclesiastical authority opposing science ⓘ religious dogma ⓘ
describedAs	seminal work on science–religion conflict ⓘ
expandedInto	A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPublishedIn	New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	history ⓘ intellectual history ⓘ science and religion ⓘ
hasFormat	digital scan ⓘ print ⓘ
hasPart	chapters on astronomy ⓘ chapters on biblical criticism ⓘ chapters on biology ⓘ chapters on geology ⓘ chapters on medicine ⓘ
hasPerspective	critical of organized religion ⓘ pro-science ⓘ
historicalPeriodCovered	19th century ⓘ Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ early modern period ⓘ
influenced	historiography of science and religion ⓘ subsequent science–religion debates ⓘ
influencedBy	Enlightenment thought ⓘ rise of modern science ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	conflict between science and religion ⓘ history of scientific progress ⓘ religious opposition to science ⓘ scientific revolution ⓘ theology ⓘ
notableIdea	conflict thesis of science and religion ⓘ warfare thesis ⓘ
positionTaken	science and dogmatic religion are in conflict ⓘ
publicationYear	1876 ⓘ
publisher	Appleton NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedWork	A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

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Andrew Dickson White → notableWork → The Warfare of Science ⓘ

History of the Conflict between Religion and Science → influenced → The Warfare of Science ⓘ

this entity surface form: A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom