For and Against Scientism: Science, Methodology, and the Future of Philosophy

Moti Mizrahi

doi:10.5771/9781538163344

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Copyright Year: 2022
ISBN-Print: 978-1-5381-6333-7
ISBN-Online: 978-1-5381-6334-4
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 200
Product Type: Edited Book

1. Contents No access
1. 1. Scientism as a Pejorative Term No access
2. 2. Scientism as an Epistemological Thesis No access
3. 3. Scientism as a Methodological Thesis No access
4. 4. Scientism as a Metaphysical Thesis No access
5. 5. Key Arguments for and against Scientism No access
6. 6. Overview of this Volume No access
7. Notes No access
8. References No access
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1. 1. The Philosopher Who Cried “Scientism” No access
2. 2. Methods and Results No access
3. 3. Discussion No access
4. 4. Conclusion No access
5. Notes No access
6. References No access
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1. 1. Images of Scientism No access
2. 2. Scientisms No access
3. 1. 3.1. Strong Epistemological Scientism No access
  2. 3.2 Strong Methodological Scientism No access
  3. 3.3 Strong Disciplinary Scientism No access
4. 4. Weak Scientism No access
5. 5. Conclusion No access
6. Acknowledgments No access
7. Notes No access
8. References No access
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1. 1. Two Hypotheses No access
2. 2. Crudity and Challenges No access
3. 3. The “Essence of Philosophy” No access
4. 4. Going Forward No access
5. Acknowledgments No access
6. References No access
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1. 1. Scientism and the Soul of Philosophy No access
2. 2. Types of Weak Scientism No access
3. 3. Mizrahi’s Defense of Scientism and Its Problems No access
4. 4. Scientism: A Consequence of Epistemic Opportunism No access
5. 5. What Epistemic Opportunism Requires? No access
6. 6. That Soul of Philosophy No access
7. 7. Conclusions No access
8. Notes No access
9. References No access
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1. 1. Introduction No access
2. 1. 2.1 The Practice Turn in Philosophy of Science No access
  2. 2.2. Philosophy of Science in Practice Is Methodologically Diverse No access
3. 3. Conclusion No access
4. Note No access
5. References No access
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1. 1. Scientism: Some Accusations No access
2. 2. Responding to Criticism: Science SELF-CORRECTS No access
3. 3. Where Science Can’t Self-Correct: A Hard Look at the Scientific Establishment No access
4. 4. Too Much . . . But Also, Not Enough! Science, Not Scientism No access
5. Notes No access
6. References No access
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1. 1. Introduction: Light Switches and Miracles No access
2. 2. Bultmann’s Program of Demythologizing in its Modern Significance No access
3. 3. Panpsychism: Replacing One Myth with Another Myth No access
4. 4. Revisiting the Scientific Image: The Cognitive Turn No access
5. 5. Outlook: Science and the Responsibilities of the Humanities in the Twenty-First Century No access
6. Acknowledgments No access
7. Notes No access
8. References No access
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1. 1. Scientism and the Call to Make Philosophy More Scientific No access
2. 2. Methodological Scientism and Methodological Interdisciplinarity No access
3. 3. Scientism and Methodological Debates in Philosophy No access
4. 4. Conclusion No access
5. Notes No access
6. References No access
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1. Notes No access
2. References No access
Index No access Pages 193 - 194
About the Editor No access Pages 195 - 196
About the Contributors No access Pages 197 - 200