Scientism : the new orthodoxy / edited by Daniel N. Robinson and Richard N. Williams.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Robinson, Daniel N., 1937- editor.

Williams, Richard N., 1950- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Philosophy.

Science.

Science--Social aspects.

Technology--Social aspects.

Technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Scientism: The New Orthodoxy is a comprehensive philosophical overview of the question of scientism, discussing the role and place of science in the humanities, religion, and the social sciences.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 social sciences, and the humanities, Scientism: the New Orthodoxy addresses what science is and what it is not. This provocative collection is an important contribution to the social sciences and the humanities in the 21st century.Contributors include: Peter Hacker, Bastian van Fraassen, Daniel N. Robinson, Kenneth Schaffner, Roger Scruton, James K.A. Smith, Richard Swinburne, Lawrence Principe and Richard N. Williams."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Notes on Contributors

Introduction: Scientism: the New Orthodoxy, Richard Williams

1. Science, Scientism and Explanation, Daniel N. Robinson

2. Scientism and the Religion of Science, Lawrence M. Principe

3. Naturalism in Epistemology, Bas C. van Fraassen

4. Philosophy and Scientism: What Cognitive Neuroscience Can, and What It Cannot, Explain, P. M. S. Hacker

5. The Implausibility of Physical Determinism, Richard Swinburne

6. Scientism and the Humanities, Roger Scruton

7. Neuroethics, Kenneth F. Schaffner

8. Science as Cultural Performance: Leveling the Playing Field in the Theology & Science Conversation, James K.A. Smith

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781472571113

1472571118

9781474287944

1474287948

9781474216159

1474216153

9781472571120

1472571126

OCLC:

894227227