The Autumn of the Modern Ages - Part I

"Many of the conclusions that were drawn from the old account are still around, but the basis they stood on has vanished."

One of the characteristics of the Modern Age that has recently ended was that it was the Age of Science.  But this must be understood.  It was the Age of a Particular Kind of Science.  In the broader sense, Science covers a great deal more territory than the reductionist account that has proven so useful for so long.  Whether the Postmodern version of science will be as frui