Scientism : the new orthodoxy / edited by Richard N. Williams and Daniel N. Robinson. [electronic resource]

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TextPublisher: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2015Description: 1 online resource (209 pages)ISBN:

9781472571120 (e-book)

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Scientism : the new orthodoxy.DDC classification:

501 23

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Q175 .S424324 2015

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Machine generated contents note: -- Notes on Contributors Introduction: Scientism: the New Orthodoxy, Richard Williams1. Science, Scientism and Explanation, Daniel N. Robinson2. Scientism and the Religion of Science, Lawrence M. Principe3. Naturalism in Epistemology, Bas C. van Fraassen4. Philosophy and Scientism: What Cognitive Neuroscience Can, and What It Cannot, Explain, P. M. S. Hacker5. The Implausibility of Physical Determinism, Richard Swinburne6. Scientism and the Humanities, Roger Scruton7. Neuroethics, Kenneth F. Schaffner8. Science as Cultural Performance: Leveling the Playing Field in the Theology & Science Conversation, James K.A. SmithIndex.

Summary: "Scientism: The New Orthodoxy is a comprehensive philosophical overview of the question of scientism, discussing the role and place of science in the humanities, religion, and the social sciences.Clarifying and defining the key terms in play in discussions of scientism, this collection identifies the dimensions that differentiate science from scientism. Leading scholars appraise the means available to science, covering the impact of the neurosciences and the new challenges it presents for the law and the self. Illustrating the effect of scientism on the social sciences, and the humanities, Scientism: the New Orthodoxy addresses what science is and what it is not. This provocative collection is an important contribution to the social sciences and the humanities in the 21st century.Contributors include: Peter Hacker, Bastian van Fraassen, Daniel N. Robinson, Kenneth Schaffner, Roger Scruton, James K.A. Smith, Richard Swinburne, Lawrence Principe and Richard N. Williams"-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Scientism: The New Orthodoxy is a comprehensive philosophical overview of the question of scientism, discussing the role and place of science in the humanities, religion, and the social sciences.Clarifying and defining the key terms in play in discussions of scientism, this collection identifies the dimensions that differentiate science from scientism. Leading scholars appraise the means available to science, covering the impact of the neurosciences and the new challenges it presents for the law and the self. Illustrating the effect of scientism on the social sciences, and the humanities, Scientism: the New Orthodoxy addresses what science is and what it is not. This provocative collection is an important contribution to the social sciences and the humanities in the 21st century.Contributors include: Peter Hacker, Bastian van Fraassen, Daniel N. Robinson, Kenneth Schaffner, Roger Scruton, James K.A. Smith, Richard Swinburne, Lawrence Principe and Richard N. Williams"-- Provided by publisher.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.