num_pages: 256
description: Philosophical naturalism, according to which philosophy is continuous with the natural sciences, has dominated the Western academy for well over a century, but Michael Rea claims that it is without rational foundation. Rea argues compellingly to the surprising conclusion that naturalists are committed to rejecting realism about material objects, materialism, and perhaps realism about other minds.
language: English
title: World without Design: The Ontological Consequences of Naturalism
titlecomplete: World without Design: The Ontological Consequences of Naturalism
genres: Science, Metaphysics, Philosophy
ratings_count: 14
publisher: Clarendon Press