Naturalism beyond the limits of science : how scientific methodology can and should shape philosophical theorizing /
"Philosophers and scientists both ask questions about what the world is like. How do these fields connect with one another? How should they? Naturalism Beyond the Limits of Science investigates methodological naturalism––the idea that when coming up with theories about what the world is like, p...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY, United States of America :
Oxford University Press,
[2023]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Philosophers and scientists both ask questions about what the world is like. How do these fields connect with one another? How should they? Naturalism Beyond the Limits of Science investigates methodological naturalism––the idea that when coming up with theories about what the world is like, philosophers should, whenever possible, make use of the methodology of science. Although many contemporary philosophers have implicit commitments that lead straightforwardly to methodological naturalism, few have a clear understanding of how widespread and disruptive this approach promises to be for the field. By way of a series of case studies involving laws of nature, composition, time, and modality, and drawing on historical and contemporary scientific developments, this book demonstrates the potential impacts of methodological naturalism. Along the way, this investigation illuminates the complex relationship between philosophy and science, and makes the case that philosophers and scientists alike would benefit from a greater understanding of the connections between the two fields"--Publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0197654126 9780197654118 0197654118 9780197654125 9780197654132 0197654134 |