Revisioning ‘Wissenschaft’: Mining Alister McGrath’s development of ‘Pictures’ and ‘Imagination’ for the General Philosophy of Science
While there seems to be a need to reconceptualize ‘Science’, little has been offered on how to do so. In this essay, McGrath’s more recent work is mined by asking how this work could support such a reconceptualization. It is argued that McGrath has increasingly made use of concepts such as ‘pictures...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2023
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Science & Christian belief
Year: 2023, Volume: 35, Issue: 2, Pages: 174-181 |
| Further subjects: | B
Pictures
B big pictures B philosophy of science B Imagination B ALISTER McGrath B McGrath B General Philosophy of Science B theory-construction |
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| Summary: | While there seems to be a need to reconceptualize ‘Science’, little has been offered on how to do so. In this essay, McGrath’s more recent work is mined by asking how this work could support such a reconceptualization. It is argued that McGrath has increasingly made use of concepts such as ‘pictures’ and ‘imagination’ as means to conceptualize an alternative way of perceiving (and practicing) science, and in which a broader understanding of science - Wissenschaft - can hence be revisioned. |
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