Abstract
Such terms as materialism, naturalism, and near synonyms evoke strong negative reactions among many believers. However, the notion of naturalism has various meanings; implications for religion differ for the several varieties of naturalism. In this paper I analyze epistemological and ontological variants of naturalism and explore the perspectives for religion within a nonreductive ontological naturalism.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 525-541 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Zygon |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 1997 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Epistemology
- Limit questions
- Materialism
- Naturalism
- Ontology
- Reductionism
- Religious traditions