Tag: ethics
Darwinism as the Root Problem of Modernity
Shaw and Chesterton believed that the acceptance of Darwinism made it impossible to resist social Darwinism, plutocracy, imperialism, racialism, and militarism.
C. S. Lewis Foresaw Scientism’s Totalitarian Potential
According to Lewis, science steps dangerously outside its bounds when it assumes it has all knowledge, especially moral knowledge.
Science and Scientism: The Prophetic Vision of C. S. Lewis
This essay has argued that Lewis was prophetic as regards the advent of techniques powerful enough to bring about the effects he feared.
The Education of Mark Studdock in That Hideous Strength
Mark is lured away from his teaching position at Bracton College to become part of the massive research effort known as the N.I.C.E.
A Prophetic Warning Against the Abuse of Science
Learn about the relevance of C.S. Lewis’s dystopian novel for today in this video commemorating its 75th anniversary.