Scientism
Subtitle: the new orthodoxy
By: edited by Richard N. Williams and Daniel N. Robinson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781472571106; 9781472571120; 9781472571113
Subjects: Science; Philosophy; Social aspects; Technology; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General; SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects
Description: "Scientism: The New Orthodoxy is a comprehensive philosophical overview of the question of scientism, discussing the place of science in the humanities and religion. 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 humanities, Scientism: The New Orthodoxy addresses what science is. This provocative collection is an important contribution to the humanities in the 21st century. Contributors include: Peter Hacker, Bastian van Fraassen, Kenneth Schaffner, Roger Scruton, James K.A. Smith, Richard Swinburne, Lawrence Principe and Richard Williams"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: 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.