Scientism : : the new orthodoxy / / edited by Richard N. Williams and Daniel N. Robinson.

"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 identifi...

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Place / Publishing House:London ;, New York : : Bloomsbury Academic,, 2015.
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (209 pages)
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  • 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.