Scientism : The New Orthodoxy.

Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction -- Science and scientism -- Why scientism is not science and science is not scientism -- What is scientism? -- The Enlightenment roots of scientism -- The presumptions of scientism -- Summary -- The chapters in this volume -- References -- 1 Science, Scientism, and Explanation -- Notes -- References -- 2 Scientism and the Religion of Science -- The roots of scientism and the origins of the myth of the science-religion warfare -- Scientism today and the public good -- Notes -- References -- 3 Naturalism in Epistemology -- Naturalism's and Empiricism's common ground -- Naturalism as stance -- Anti-foundationalism: Epistemic life without security -- The parting of the ways: Naturalism takes off -- Resistance to interpretation -- What is scientific realism for the Naturalist? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 4 Philosophy and Scientism: What Cognitive Neuroscience Can, and What It Cannot, Explain -- Scientism -- Brains, minds, and human beings -- Misplaced experiments and misguided conclusions -- Concluding remarks -- Notes -- References -- 5 The Implausibility of Physical Determinism -- Notes -- References -- 6 Scientism and the Humanities -- Notes -- References -- 7 Neuroethics -- Introduction: The emergence of "neuroethics" as a field -- "Freewill" and "free agency": Philosophy and neuroscience -- The neuroethics and legal context of "dangerous brains" -- Neuroethics and research on developing mental disorders-a focus on the early phases of schizophrenia -- Summary and conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 8 Science as Cultural Performance: Leveling the Playing Field in the Theology and Science Conversation -- Scientism and the religion/science dialogue -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index.

Scientism: The New Orthodoxy is a comprehensive philosophical overview of the question of scientism, discussing the role and place of science in the humanities, religion, and the social sciences. 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 social sciences, and the humanities, Scientism: the New Orthodoxy addresses what science is and what it is not. This provocative collection is an important contribution to the social sciences and the humanities in the 21st century. Contributors include: Peter Hacker, Bastiaan van Fraassen, Daniel N. Robinson, Kenneth Schaffner, Roger Scruton, James K.A. Smith, Richard Swinburne, Lawrence Principe and Richard N. Williams.

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