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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Auteur principal: Borowski, Michael (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Paternoster Press 2023
Dans: Science & Christian belief
Année: 2023, Volume: 35, Numéro: 2, Pages: 174-181
Sujets non-standardisés: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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Résumé: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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