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VINIEGRA VELAZQUEZ, Leonardo. Scientific reductionism and social control of mind: Part II. Bol. Med. Hosp. Infant. Mex. [online]. 2014, vol.71, n.5, pp.323-328. ISSN 1665-1146.

In the second part of this essay, the progressive subordination of scientific endeavor and knowledge of business and profit is pointed out. For instance, the way facts are prioritized over concepts and ideas in scientific knowledge can translate into technological innovation, central to enterprise competitiveness and key to social mechanisms of control (military, cybernetic, ideological). Overcoming the scientific reductionism approach indicates recognizing the need to define progress in another way, one that infuses scientific knowledge with real liberating and inquisitive power. Power is essential in the search for a more collaborative, inclusive and pluralistic society where respect for human dignity and care for the ecosystem that we live in are prioritized.

Palavras-chave : Scientific reductionism; Life and health sciences; Power and domination effects; Criticism; Social progress; Social control of mind.