Idealist Alternatives to Materialist Philosophies of Science
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9789004415263
Subjects: Science
Description: 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.