1984

Why is there no word for science in newspeak? How is this representative of the party?

Chapter 9, Part 2

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This is to limit the amount of knowledge an individual can have. The Party feels that science is a dangerous thing. Knowledge is power that can empower an individual to think differently from the party. Instead the concept of science is covered under the much more general term of "ingsoc".

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