Science and Religion in Wittgenstein's Fly-Bottle - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Science and Religion in Wittgenstein's Fly-Bottle write by Tim Labron. This book was released on 2017-09-21. Science and Religion in Wittgenstein's Fly-Bottle available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Are science and religion in accord or are they diametrically opposed to each other? The common perspectives-for or against religion-are based on the same question, “Do religion and science fit together or not?” These arguments are usually stuck within a preconceived notion of realism which assumes that there is a 'true reality' that is independent of us and is that which we discover. However, this context confuses our understanding of both science and religion. The core concern is not the relation between science and religion, it is realism in science and religion. Wittgenstein's philosophy and developments in quantum theory can help us to untie the knots in our preconceived realism and, as Wittgenstein would say, show the fly out of the bottle. This point of view changes the discussion from science and religion competing for the discovery of the 'true reality' external to us (realism), and from claiming that reality is simply whatever we pragmatically think it is (nonrealism), to realizing the nature and interdependence of reality, language, and information in science and religion.
Science and Religion in Wittgenstein's Fly-bottle
Science and Religion in Wittgenstein's Fly-bottle - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Science and Religion in Wittgenstein's Fly-bottle write by Tim Labron. This book was released on 2017. Science and Religion in Wittgenstein's Fly-bottle available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Historical Dictionary of Wittgenstein's Philosophy
Historical Dictionary of Wittgenstein's Philosophy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Historical Dictionary of Wittgenstein's Philosophy write by Duncan Richter. This book was released on 2014-04-04. Historical Dictionary of Wittgenstein's Philosophy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Ludwig Wittgenstein was the most influential, and arguably the greatest, philosopher of the twentieth century. This fact about his influence is not only a matter of how much he influenced people but also of how many people he influenced. His early work was taken up by some of the pioneers of analytical philosophy. His later work helped spawn another movement within analytic philosophy, that of ordinary language philosophy (sometimes called Oxford philosophy). He is also considered by some to be a key postmodern thinker, and an interest in his work is a distinguishing feature of many post-analytical philosophers who seek to bridge the gap between analytical and so-called continental philosophy. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Wittgenstein's Philosophy covers the history of this philosophy through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on every aspect of his work. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Wittgenstein’s philosophy.
Science, Culture, and the Reconciliation of Knowledge and Understanding
Science, Culture, and the Reconciliation of Knowledge and Understanding - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Science, Culture, and the Reconciliation of Knowledge and Understanding write by Arthur Pontynen. This book was released on 2024-07-05. Science, Culture, and the Reconciliation of Knowledge and Understanding available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In daily life we consciously attempt to reconcile what with why, factual knowledge with understanding. Currently, it is commonplace to presume that understanding is limited to the production of facts, which we place into narratives of understanding. We exist in a world of facts with no why to find, living in a culture that vacillates between identity and tolerance, authoritarianism and anarchism. Neglected is the importance of seeking good judgments in daily life, that is, of being wise. This book analyzes the millennial shift from seeking Truth to asserting subjective meanings, so that we can escape that sordid condition. It is necessary to challenge current dominant modes of thought and interpretation in order to live intelligently and peacefully. Western Civilization and the Enlightenment are historically associated with seeking to understand, with the goal of being right with an intelligible and therefore meaningful reality. That goal remains worthy of our efforts.
The Territories of Human Reason
The Territories of Human Reason - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Territories of Human Reason write by Alister E. McGrath. This book was released on 2019. The Territories of Human Reason available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Our understanding of human rationality has changed significantly since the beginning of the century, with growing emphasis being placed on multiple rationalities, each adapted to the specific tasks of communities of practice. We may think of the world as an ontological unity-but we use a plurality of methods to investigate and represent this world. This development has called into question both the appeal to a universal rationality, characteristic of the Enlightenment, and also the simple 'modern-postmodern' binary. The Territories of Human Reason is the first major study to explore the emergence of multiple situated rationalities. It focuses on the relation of the natural sciences and Christian theology, but its approach can easily be extended to other disciplines. It provides a robust intellectual framework for discussion of transdisciplinarity, which has become a major theme in many parts of the academic world. Alister E. McGrath offers a major reappraisal of what it means to be 'rational' which will have significant impact on older discussions of this theme. He sets out to explore the consequences of the seemingly inexorable move away from the notion of a single universal rationality towards a plurality of cultural and domain-specific methodologies and rationalities. What does this mean for the natural sciences? For the philosophy of science? For Christian theology? And for the interdisciplinary field of science and religion? How can a single individual hold together scientific and religious ideas, when these arise from quite different rational approaches? This ground-breaking volume sets out to engage these questions and will provoke intense discussion and debate.
