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Paul Henri Thiry d’Holbach’s and Richard Dawkins’s Comprehensive Scientism.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Göttingen : Cuvillier Verlag, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (253 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783736966918
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Paul Henri Thiry d’Holbach’s and Richard Dawkins’s Comprehensive ScientismDDC classification:
  • 261.21
LOC classification:
  • BR128.A8 R457 2022
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 0.1. WHAT IS COMPREHENSIVE SCIENTISM? -- 0.2. INTERESTS AND OBJECTIVES OF THIS THESIS -- 0.3. THE CURRENT STATE OF RESEARCH ON SCIENTISM -- 0.4. ARCHETYPES OF COMPREHENSIVE SCIENTISM: D'HOLBACH AND DAWKINS -- 0.5. MY METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH TO COMPREHENSIVE SCIENTISM -- PART ONE - SYSTEMATIC INVESTIGATION OF COMPREHENSIVE SCIENTISM -- 1.1. WHAT IS SCIENCE? -- 1.1.1. WHAT DOES 'SCIENCE IN ITS NARROW SENSE' MEAN? -- 1.1.2. WHAT DOES 'SCIENCE IN ITS BROADER SENSE' MEAN? -- 1.2. WHAT IS SCIENTISM? -- 1.3. WHAT ARE THE COMPONENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE SCIENTISM? -- 1.3.1. ACADEMIC SCIENTISM -- 1.3.2. UNIVERSAL SCIENTISM -- 1.3.3. HOW DO THE COMPONENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE SCIENTISM LOGICALLY RELATETO EACH OTHER? -- 1.3.4. WHAT ARE THE RIVALS OF AND THE REASONS FOR COMPREHENSIVE SCIENTISM? -- 1.3.5. IS COMPREHENSIVE SCIENTISM A 'WELTANSCHAUUNG'? -- PART TWO - COMPREHENSIVE SCIENTISM IN THE LIGHT OF PAUL-HENRI THIRY D'HOLBACH'S AND RICHARD DAWKINS'S PUBLICATIONS -- 3. EPISTEMOLOGICAL SCIENTISMThe -- 3.1. D'HOLBACH'S EPISTEMOLOGICAL SCIENTISM -- 3.2. RICHARD DAWKINS'S EPISTEMOLOGICAL SCIENTISM -- 3.3. CAN WE RATIONALLY HOLD ON TO A BELIEF THAT DOES NOT HAVE ANY JUSTIFICATION? -- 3.4. CONCLUSION -- 4. ONTOLOGICAL SCIENTISM -- 4.1. D'HOLBACH'S ONTOLOGICAL SCIENTISM -- 4.2. DAWKINS'S ONTOLOGICAL SCIENTISM -- 4.3. CAN SOMETHING ARISE FROM NOTHING? -- 4.4. CONCLUSION -- 5. MORAL SCIENTISM -- 5.1. THE MORAL SCIENTISM OF D'HOLBACH -- 5.2. THE MORAL SCIENTISM OF DAWKINS -- 5.3. CAN WE INFER MORAL COMMANDS FROM SCIENTIFIC FACTS? -- 5.4. CONCLUSION -- 6. EXISTENTIAL SCIENTISM -- 6.1. THE EXISTENTIAL SCIENTISM OF D'HOLBACH -- 6.2. THE EXISTENTIAL SCIENTISM OF DAWKINS -- 6.3. IS THE FINE-TUNING OF THE UNIVERSE EVIDENCE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD? -- 6.4. CONCLUSION -- 7. CONCLUSION.
7.1. ATHEISM AS THE MAIN IDEOLOGY THAT DRIVES COMPREHENSIVE SCIENTISM -- 7.2. COHERENCE OF COMPREHENSIVE SCIENTISM'S ARGUMENTS -- 7.3. QUESTIONS TO BE EXPLORED -- CONSULTED WORKS.
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Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 0.1. WHAT IS COMPREHENSIVE SCIENTISM? -- 0.2. INTERESTS AND OBJECTIVES OF THIS THESIS -- 0.3. THE CURRENT STATE OF RESEARCH ON SCIENTISM -- 0.4. ARCHETYPES OF COMPREHENSIVE SCIENTISM: D'HOLBACH AND DAWKINS -- 0.5. MY METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH TO COMPREHENSIVE SCIENTISM -- PART ONE - SYSTEMATIC INVESTIGATION OF COMPREHENSIVE SCIENTISM -- 1.1. WHAT IS SCIENCE? -- 1.1.1. WHAT DOES 'SCIENCE IN ITS NARROW SENSE' MEAN? -- 1.1.2. WHAT DOES 'SCIENCE IN ITS BROADER SENSE' MEAN? -- 1.2. WHAT IS SCIENTISM? -- 1.3. WHAT ARE THE COMPONENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE SCIENTISM? -- 1.3.1. ACADEMIC SCIENTISM -- 1.3.2. UNIVERSAL SCIENTISM -- 1.3.3. HOW DO THE COMPONENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE SCIENTISM LOGICALLY RELATETO EACH OTHER? -- 1.3.4. WHAT ARE THE RIVALS OF AND THE REASONS FOR COMPREHENSIVE SCIENTISM? -- 1.3.5. IS COMPREHENSIVE SCIENTISM A 'WELTANSCHAUUNG'? -- PART TWO - COMPREHENSIVE SCIENTISM IN THE LIGHT OF PAUL-HENRI THIRY D'HOLBACH'S AND RICHARD DAWKINS'S PUBLICATIONS -- 3. EPISTEMOLOGICAL SCIENTISMThe -- 3.1. D'HOLBACH'S EPISTEMOLOGICAL SCIENTISM -- 3.2. RICHARD DAWKINS'S EPISTEMOLOGICAL SCIENTISM -- 3.3. CAN WE RATIONALLY HOLD ON TO A BELIEF THAT DOES NOT HAVE ANY JUSTIFICATION? -- 3.4. CONCLUSION -- 4. ONTOLOGICAL SCIENTISM -- 4.1. D'HOLBACH'S ONTOLOGICAL SCIENTISM -- 4.2. DAWKINS'S ONTOLOGICAL SCIENTISM -- 4.3. CAN SOMETHING ARISE FROM NOTHING? -- 4.4. CONCLUSION -- 5. MORAL SCIENTISM -- 5.1. THE MORAL SCIENTISM OF D'HOLBACH -- 5.2. THE MORAL SCIENTISM OF DAWKINS -- 5.3. CAN WE INFER MORAL COMMANDS FROM SCIENTIFIC FACTS? -- 5.4. CONCLUSION -- 6. EXISTENTIAL SCIENTISM -- 6.1. THE EXISTENTIAL SCIENTISM OF D'HOLBACH -- 6.2. THE EXISTENTIAL SCIENTISM OF DAWKINS -- 6.3. IS THE FINE-TUNING OF THE UNIVERSE EVIDENCE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD? -- 6.4. CONCLUSION -- 7. CONCLUSION.

7.1. ATHEISM AS THE MAIN IDEOLOGY THAT DRIVES COMPREHENSIVE SCIENTISM -- 7.2. COHERENCE OF COMPREHENSIVE SCIENTISM'S ARGUMENTS -- 7.3. QUESTIONS TO BE EXPLORED -- CONSULTED WORKS.

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