RT Article
T1 Atheism vs. Atheism in the Encounter Between Science and Religion: A Postmetaphysical Exploration
JF Philosophy, theology and the sciences
VO 6
IS 2
SP 183
OP 210
A1 Fehige, Joerg H. Y. 1976-
LA German
YR 2019
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1682017362
AB The theism-atheism divide continues to dominate discussions on science and religion. This is partly the result of a one-sided focus on the challenges posed by militant atheism to the rationality of religion under the impression of the cognitive powers of modern science. This explorative paper suggests the need for redirecting the attention to the atheism-atheism divide. To this effect the paper examines and contextualizes some of the wealth of atheistic objections to 'militant atheism' in the work of Thomas Nagel, Jürgen Habermas, Philip Kitcher, and John L. Schellenberg. A closer look at these atheistic objections leads ultimately to a discussion of a qualified postmetaphysical philosophy. Such a philosophy seems most suitable today when looking at the richness of the relationship between science and religion. Major support for a qualified postmetaphysical approach is drawn from historical investigations into the emergence of the current notions of 'science' and 'religion,' and this is done in the context of a genealogy of reason in pursuit of the project of a critical enlightenment.
K1 Complexity thesis
K1 critical enlightenment
K1 Fundamentalism
K1 Genealogy of reason
K1 Postsecularism
K1 Scientism
K1 spiritual religion
DO 10.1628/ptsc-2019-0018