[Science in the late 19th and early 20th century]

[Science in the late 19th and early 20th century] operated in the determinisms of its discoveries often encourages [doubt] or through the relativism suggested by anthropology or the study of the human mind, science was, itself, a force sapping confidence in the values of objectivity and rationality so important to science itself.

Liberal, ration, enlightened Europe was under as much strain as traditional, religious, conservative Europe. [new studies, particularly psychology] perhaps develop the tenants of faith in science, but loose sight of the methods. With acceptance of the hierarchical scientific community trumping inquiry.

This is quoted from something I was reading, but I neglected to reference. It sounds like a history, so it may have been either the History of Europe by J.M. Roberts or the Story of the Great War (a compilation) published by P F Collier & Son of New York