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Science and Human Freedom (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
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Science and Human Freedom (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
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This book argues for two claims: firstly, determinism in science
does not infringe upon human free will because it is descriptive,
not prescriptive, and secondly, the very formulation, testing and
justification of scientific theories presupposes human free will
and thereby persons as ontologically primitive. The argument
against predetermination is broadly Humean, or more precisely
'Super-Humean', whereas that against naturalist reduction is in
large Kantian, drawing from Sellars on the scientific and the
manifest image. Thus, whilst the book defends scientific realism
against the confusion between fact and fake, it also reveals why
scientific theories, laws and explanations cannot succeed in
imposing norms for our actions upon us, neither on the level of the
individual nor on that of society. Esfeld makes a strong case for
an ontology of science that is minimally sufficient to explain our
scientific and common sense knowledge, not only removing the
concern that the laws of nature are incompatible with human
freedom, but furthermore showing how our freedom is in fact a very
presupposition for science.
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