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Naturalism
This inaugural Interventions volume introduces readers to the dominant scientifically oriented worldview called naturalism. Stewart Goetz and Charles Taliaferro examine naturalism philosophically, evaluating its strengths and weaknesses. Whereas most other books on naturalism are written for professional philosophers alone, this one is aimed primarily at a college-educated...more
Paperback, 132 pages
Published
April 29th 2008
by William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
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Time is short, short review - Essentially, here's what it all boils down to: There are ultimate and irreducible normative, purposive, and teleological explanations of some events, happenings, actions, etc. Naturalism claims that, at bottom, there are no such irreducible or ultimate explanations; thus, naturalism is problematic, if not outright false.
The authors argue for there position by invoking the concepts of choices, willings, indeterministic free will, beliefs, ethics, and ment...more
The authors argue for there position by invoking the concepts of choices, willings, indeterministic free will, beliefs, ethics, and ment...more
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