Scientism : the new orthodoxy / edited by Richard N. Williams and Daniel N. Robinson.
Robinson, Daniel N., 1937- editor.; Williams, Richard N., 1950- editor.
2014
Q175 .S424324 2014 (Mapit)
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Title Scientism : the new orthodoxy / edited by Richard N. Williams and Daniel N. Robinson.
ISBN 9781472571106 (hardcover)
147257110X (hardcover)
Published London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2014.
Language English
Description vii, 200 pages ; 25 cm
Call Number Q175 .S424324 2014
Dewey Decimal Classification 501
Summary "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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author Robinson, Daniel N., 1937- editor.
Williams, Richard N., 1950- editor.
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Introduction / Richard N. Williams
Science, Scientism and Explanation / Daniel N. Robinson
Scientism and the Religion of Science / Lawrence M. Principe
Naturalism in Epistemology / Bastiaan C. van Fraassen
Philosophy and Scientism: What Cognitive Neuroscience Can, and What It Cannot, Explain / Peter M. S. Hacker
The Implausibility of Physical Determinism / Richard Swinburne
Scientism and the Humanities / Roger Scruton
Neuroethics, Kenneth F. Schaffner
Science as Cultural Performance: Leveling the Playing Field in the Theology and Science Conversation / James K. A. Smith.

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