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conflict thesis

conflict thesis proper noun: a historiographical approach in the history of science, maintaining that there is an intrinsic intellectual conflict between religion and science and that it inevitably leads to hostility.

Proper noun

the conflict thesis

  1. A historiographical approach in the history of science, maintaining that there is an intrinsic intellectual conflict between religion and science and that it inevitably leads to hostility.

Questions about conflict thesis

What does conflict thesis mean?
Conflict thesis means a historiographical approach in the history of science, maintaining that there is an intrinsic intellectual conflict between religion and science and that it inevitably leads to hostility.
What part of speech is conflict thesis?
Conflict thesis is a proper noun.

Words near conflict thesis in the dictionary

  1. conflict diamonds
  2. conflict of interest
  3. conflict out
  4. conflict resolution
  5. conflict resolutions
  6. conflict thesis
  7. conflict training
  8. conflict zone
  9. conflict-free
  10. conflict-freeness
  11. conflict-ridden

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