postscientific

English

Etymology

From post- +‎ scientific.

Adjective

postscientific (not comparable)

1. After the decline of science.

   Antonyms: prescientific, protoscientific

   Coordinate terms: scientific; pseudoscientific; nonscientific, unscientific; antiscientific

   • 2001, Brian Sutton-Smith, The ambiguity of play, page 60:

     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.

   • 2008 April 20, G. Pascal Zachary, “How Scientific Gains Abroad Pay Off in the U.S.”, in New York Times‎:

     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.