Religion, Science and Naturalism - Couverture souple

Drees, Willem B.

 
9780521645621: Religion, Science and Naturalism
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 052164562X ISBN 13 : 9780521645621
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1998

Synopsis

This book considers the consequences of the natural sciences (physics, biology, neurosciences) for our view of the world. Willem Drees argues that higher, more complex levels of reality, such as religion and morality, are to be viewed as natural phenomena and have their own concepts and explanations, even though all elements of reality are constituted by the same kinds of matter (ontological naturalism). Religion and morality are to be understood as rooted in our evolutionary past and our neurophysiological constitution. The book takes a more radical naturalist position than most on religion and science. But religion is not dismissed: religious traditions remain important as bodies of wisdom and vision, and the naturalist view of the world does not exclude a sense of wonder and awe, since at the limits of science questions about the existence of natural reality persist.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book considers the consequences of the natural sciences (physics, biology, neurosciences) for our view of the world. Willem Drees argues that higher, more complex levels of reality, such as religion and morality, are to be viewed as natural phenomena and have their own concepts and explanations, even though all elements of reality are constituted by the same kinds of matter (ontological naturalism). Religion and morality are to be understood as rooted in our evolutionary past and our neurophysiological constitution. The book takes a more radical naturalist position than most on religion and science. But religion is not dismissed: religious traditions remain important as bodies of wisdom and vision, and the naturalist view of the world does not exclude a sense of wonder and awe, since at the limits of science questions about the existence of natural reality persist.

Revue de presse

'Physicist-philosopher-theologian Willem Drees appears as a rising star over an expanding field of science and religion.' American Scientist

'Drees is to be commended for his clear-sighted grasp of the drastic stripping-down of religion required to fit the naturalistic grid.' First Things

'William Drees' wide-ranging and clearly structured study is a welcome - and challenging - addition ... Drees' study demands, deserves and repays careful reading.' Epworth Review

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
1998
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
052164562X
ISBN 13 
9780521645621
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
332
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780521497084: Religion, Science and Naturalism

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521497086 ISBN 13 :  9780521497084
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1996
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