Responses to Naturalism

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Responses to Naturalism

Critical Perspectives from Idealism and Pragmatism

Philosophy of science Western philosophy: Enlightenment Western philosophy from c 1800

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Collection: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy

Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 25th July 2019

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 2 Mb

ISBN: 9781351720571


This volume offers critical responses to philosophical naturalism from the perspectives of four different yet fundamentally interconnected philosophical traditions: Kantian idealism, Hegelian idealism, British idealism, and American pragmatism. In bringing these rich perspectives into conversation with each other, the book illuminates the distinctive set of metaphilosophical assumptions underpinning each tradition’s conception of the relationship between the human and natural sciences. The individual essays investigate the affinities and the divergences between Kant, Hegel, Collingwood, and the American pragmatists in their responses to philosophical naturalism. The ultimate aim of Responses to Naturalism is to help us understand how human beings can be committed to the idea of scientific progress without renouncing their humanistic explanations of the world. It will appeal to scholars interested in the role idealist and pragmatist perspectives play in contemporary debates about naturalism.

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