Liberal Naturalism without Reenchantment
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چکیده
There is a close conceptual relation between the notions of religious disenchantment and scientific naturalism. One way resisting philosophical cultural implications image subsequent process can be found in attempts at sketching reenchanted worldview. The main issue accounts reenchantment rejection results that flies face good reason. Opposed to such naturalism which implies an entirely disenchanted However, one problems are placement problems. A worldview does have resources avoid problems, yet seems throw out baby (a reasonable appeal science as authority) with bathwater (placement problems). dilemma results: Scylla undesirable Charybdis rampant, seemingly prescientific In this article I argue there safe middle passage these two options, i.e. recently proposed liberal allows for moderate normative reenchantment. Liberal lets us it both ways: avoiding while retaining necessary adherence science, thereby all-too restrictive
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: European Journal for Philosophy of Religion
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1689-8311']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24204/ejpr.2022.3350