Today the majority of philosophers in the English-speaking world
adhere to the "naturalist" credos that philosophy is continuous
with science, and that the natural sciences provide a complete
account of all that exists--whether human or nonhuman. The new
faith says science, not man, is the measure of all things. However,
there is a growing skepticism about the adequacy of this complacent
orthodoxy. This volume presents a group of leading thinkers who
criticize scientific naturalism not in the name of some form of
supernaturalism, but in order to defend a more inclusive or liberal
naturalism.
The many prominent Anglo-American philosophers appearing in
this book--Akeel Bilgrami, Stanley Cavell, Donald Davidson, John
Dupre, Jennifer Hornsby, Erin Kelly, John McDowell, Huw Price,
Hilary Putnam, Carol Rovane, Barry Stroud, and Stephen White--do
not march in lockstep, yet their contributions demonstrate mutual
affinities and various unifying themes. Instead of attempting to
force human nature into a restricted scientific image of the world,
these papers represent an attempt to place human nature at the
center of renewed--but still scientifically respectful--conceptions
of philosophy and nature.
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