Psychology, Theism, and Methodological Naturalism

in this essay i argue that attempts to insist that methodological naturalism be regarded as the condition sine qua non of scientific inquiry are mistaken. scientific inquiry should not be constrained by a methodology which legislates in advance of considering the evidence, that only naturalistic exp...

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Autor principal: Larmer, Robert A. (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: Brill 2012
En: Research in the social scientific study of religion
Año: 2012, Volumen: 23, Páginas: 135-149
Otras palabras clave:B Ciencias sociales
B Angewandte Sozialwissenschaften
B Religion & Gesellschaft
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Sumario:in this essay i argue that attempts to insist that methodological naturalism be regarded as the condition sine qua non of scientific inquiry are mistaken. scientific inquiry should not be constrained by a methodology which legislates in advance of considering the evidence, that only naturalistic explanations of phenomena be considered acceptable. if there is empirical evidence which suggests the operation of immaterial entities such as the human soul or god, psychologists should be free to consider such evidence, without thereby being deemed unscientific.
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Research in the social scientific study of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/9789004229549_010