EXPLORING THE METAPHYSICAL FOUNDATION OF SCIENTIFIC HUMANISM
Scientifichumanismisaworldviewthatprofessesabsolutetrustandsolerelianceonreasoningandtheuseofthescientificmethodinthehumanquestforcomprehendingreality.Apartfromthefactthatitsproponentspushitforthasarivalconceptualschemetoreligion,itnurturesaviewofsciencewhichpromotestheconflictthesisinthereligion-sc...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2020
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| In: |
Religions' educator
Year: 2020, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 113-120 |
| Further subjects: | B
Metaphysical
B Scientific B Foundation B Humanism |
| Summary: | Scientifichumanismisaworldviewthatprofessesabsolutetrustandsolerelianceonreasoningandtheuseofthescientificmethodinthehumanquestforcomprehendingreality.Apartfromthefactthatitsproponentspushitforthasarivalconceptualschemetoreligion,itnurturesaviewofsciencewhichpromotestheconflictthesisinthereligion-sciencedebate.Inthispaper,attemptwasmadetoevaluatescientifichumanismviaacritiqueofitsmetaphysicswiththegoalofdelineatingitslogicality,adequacyandlevelofreliabilityinfurnishinguswithknowledgeofreality.Thequalitativemethodwasadoptedintheanalysisofliterature.Itwasconcluded,aftercarefulstudy,thatscientifichumanismisgrosslylackingasareliableworldview,andthatitcouldmarfruitfulengagementwithrealitybecauseofitsinadequateontologyandepistemicprowess,flawedlogic,andanumberofunwarrantedassumptionsatitscore.Italsoevincesaconceptionofsciencethatisgrosslyinaccurateandcouldhamperfruitfuldialoguebetweenreligion and science. |
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| ISSN: | 1115-5035 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: National Association for the Study of Religions and Education, Religions' educator
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