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Science, Catholicism and Politics in Argentina (1910–1935) (2020)

British Journal for the History of Science
Volume: 53
Issue: 2
Pages: 139-158
Publication date: 2020
Language: English

DOI: 10.1017/S0007087420000047

URI: http://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-for-the-history-of-science/article/science-catholicism-and-politics-in-argentina-19101935/31F7C79840A424B3E2D65A9BA0DD7713

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Science and politics Secularization Science and religion Roman Catholic Church 20th century, early Argentina Devoto, Fortunato Gallardo, Ángel

In fin de siècle Argentina a secularist ideology of science was part of the positivist world view espoused by liberals and socialists. Between the years 1910 and 1935, a period in which the Catholic Church experienced a significant cultural expansion, the activities of the Catholic naturalist Ángel Gallardo and the astronomer and priest Fortunato Devoto challenged the so far prevailing idea of science as opposed to religion. This paper explores the connections between the scientific, religious and political aspects of those figures in order to get some insights into the complexity of the relationships between science and secularization in societies with a Catholic majority.

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