Idealist alternatives to materialist philosophies of science / / Philip MacEwen.

• VerfasserIn: MacEwen, Philip,
• TeilnehmendeR: MacEwen, Philip,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

Idealist Alternatives to Materialist Philosophies of Science (ed. Philip MacEwen) makes the case that there are other, and arguably better, ways of understanding science than materialism. Philosophical idealism leads the list of challengers but critical realism and various forms of pluralism are fully articulated as well. To ensure that the incumbent is adequately represented, the volume includes a major defence of materialism/naturalism from Anaxagoras to the present. Contributors include Leslie Armour, John D. Norton, and Fred Wilson with a Foreword by Nicholas Rescher. For anyone interested in whether materialism has a monopoly on science, this volume presents a good case for materialism but a better one for its alternatives.

Table of Contents

The things that fill the world / Leslie Armour -- Science and the humanities in Hume's philosophy of religion / Philip MacEwen -- Idealism and philosophy of science / Hugo Meynell -- Philosophy in Einstein's science / John D. Norton -- Nature, God, and scientific method / Edward L. Schoen -- Charles De Koninck, John Leslie, and the conceptual parameters of science / Elizabeth Trott -- Idealism and naturalism : a really old story re-told with variations / Fred Wilson -- Bradleyan idealism and philosophical materialism / K.M. Ziebart.