Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Against Methodology In Science And Religion: Recent Debates On Rationality And TheologyISBN13:9780367585815ISBN10:0367585812Author:Reeves, Josh (Author)Description:Since Its Development As A Field Over The Last Part Of The Twentieth Century, Scholars In Science And Religion Have Been Heavily Concerned With Methodological Issues Following The Lead Of Thomas Kuhn, Many Scholars In This Interdisciplinary Field Have Offered Proposals That Purport To Show How Theology And Science Are Compatible By Appropriating Theories Of Scientific Methodology Or Rationality Arguing Against This Strategy, This Book Shows Why Much Of This Methodological Work Is At Odds With Recent Developments In The History And Philosophy Of Science And Should Be Reconsidered Firstly, Three Influential Methodological Proposals Are Critiqued: Lakatosian Research Programs, Alister Mcgrath's Scientific Theology And The Postfoundationalist Project Of Wentzel Van Huyssteen Each Of These Approaches Is Shown To Have A Common Failing: The Idea That Science Has An Essential Nature, With Features That Unite Scientific Or Even Rational Inquiry Across Time Or Disciplines After Outlining The Issues This Failing Could Have On The Viability Of The Field, The Book Concludes By Arguing That There Are Several Ways Scholarship In Science And Religion Can Move Forward, Even If The Terms Science And Religion Do Not Refer To Something Universally Valid Or Philosophically Useful This Is A Bold Study Of The Methodology Of Science And Religion That Pushes Both Subjects To Consider The Other More Carefully As Such, It Will Be Of Great Interest To Scholars In Religious Studies, Theology And The Philosophy Of Science Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:RoutledgePublication Date:2020-06-30Weight:0.5 lbsDimensions:Number of Pages:154Language:English
Price: 58.51 USD
Location: USA
End Time: 2024-11-26T11:11:23.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Return policy details:
Author: Reeves, Josh (Author)
Book Title: Against Methodology In Science And Religion: Recent Debates ...
Language: English
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Year: 2020
Item Weight: 0.5 lbs
