Gasser How Successful is Naturalism?

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-11-032895-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, Band 4, 300 Seiten

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Naturalism is the reigning creed in analytic philosophy. Naturalists claim that natural science provides a complete account of all forms of existence. According to the naturalistic credo there are no aspects of human existence which transcend methods and explanations of science. Our concepts of the self, the mind, subjectivity, human freedom or responsibility is to be defined in terms of established sciences. The aim of the present volume is to draw the balance of naturalism’s success so far. Unlike other volumes it does not contain a collection of papers which unanimously reject naturalism. Naturalists and anti-naturalists alike unfold their positions discussing the success or failure of naturalistic approaches. "How successful is naturalism? shows where the lines of agreement and disagreement between naturalists and their critics are to be located in contemporary philosophical discussion.
 
With contributions of Rudder Lynne Baker, Johannes Brandl, Helmut Fink, Ulrich Frey, Georg Gasser & Matthias Stefan, Peter S.M. Hacker, Winfried Löffler, Nancey Murphy, Josef Quitterer, Michael Rea, Thomas Sukopp, Konrad Talmont-Kaminski and Gerd Vollmer.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gasser, Georg

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaften: Theorie, Epistemologie, Methodik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Metaphysik, Ontologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophie des Geistes, Neurophilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Wissenschaftstheorie, Wissenschaftsphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Contents;5
2;LIST OF AUTHORS;7
3;Acknowledgments;9
4;Introduction;11
5;Part I Naturalism andWorldviews;31
5.1;Can Everything Be Rationally ExplainedEverywhere in the World?Theses and Declarations for NaturalismGerhard Vollmer;33
5.2;Naturalism and Theism as CompetingTraditionsNancey Murphy;57
5.3;How Successful Is Naturalism?Talking about Achievements beyond Theismand ScientismThomas Sukopp;85
6;Part II Epistemology andOntology;111
6.1;How Successful Is Naturalism?Michael C. Rea;113
6.2;Naturalized Philosophy of Science:A Cognitive ApproachUlrich Frey;125
6.3;Passing by the Naturalistic Turn:On Quine’s Cul-De-Sac*P.M.S. Hacker;151
6.4;The Heavy Burden of Proof for OntologicalNaturalismGeorg Gasser & Matthias Stefan;167
6.5;Reason, Red in Tooth and Claw:Naturalising Enlightenment ThinkingKonrad Talmont-Kaminski;191
7;Part III The Human Person;209
7.1;Naturalism and the First-Person PerspectiveLynne Rudder Baker;211
7.2;The Unmysteriousness of Consciousness:A Case Study in Naturalistic PhilosophyJohannes L. Brandl;251
7.3;Indeterminacy of a Free Choice:Ontic, Epistemic, or Logical?Helmut Fink;274
7.4;What Naturalists Always Knew aboutFreedom: A Case Study in Narrative Sourcesof “Scientific Facts”Winfried Löffler;291