164 Pages
by
Routledge
164 Pages
by
Routledge
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This title was first published in 20/11/2001: The intellectual and practical successes of science have led some scientists to think that there are no real limits to the competence of scienece, and no limits to what can be achieved in the name of science. This view (and similar views) have been called Scientism. In this book, scientists' views about science and its relationship to knowledge,... Read more
Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. What is Scientism? -- Scientism within academia -- Scientism within the broader society -- 2. The limits of knowledge and reality -- The limits of reality -- The limits of knowledge -- 3. The scientific explanation of morality -- The Darwinian account of morality -- A non-Darwinian account of morality -- 4. Debunking and replacing traditional ethics with science -- Debunking traditional ethics -- Scientific evolutionary ethics -- 5. The scientific explanation of religion -- The Darwinian account of religion -- A non-Darwinian account of religion -- 6. Debunking and replacing traditional religion with science -- Debunking traditional religion -- Having science as one's religion -- 7. Scientism and the fear of religion: some concluding remarks -- Bibliography -- Index.
Biography
Mikael Stenmark
