Abstract
Any naturalism worthy of serious consideration involves that one accepts the scientific approach to reality as informative about the way things are. But ‘science-inspired naturalism’ does not deliver answers to questions about the ultimate structure of reality, as theories are open to multiple interpretations and future theories may offer us a different understanding of reality. Such a naturalism has difficulties when considering important facets of existence, such as mathematics, values, and ultimate origins. Alongside ‘philosophical naturalism, a Kantian constructivist approach might be as strong. And when it comes to religion, intertwining a model of the world and a model for the world in motivating symbols and narratives, ‘religious naturalism’ is a genuine option alongside theism that is naturalistic about the world. Thus, a science-inspired naturalist might be agnostic on matters of ultimate explanations and values.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Routledge Handbook of Religious Naturalism |
| Editors | Donald A. Crosby, Jerome A. Stone |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Chapter | 2 |
| Pages | 19-30 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781315228907 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781138292079 |
| Publication status | Published - 7 Feb 2018 |
Keywords
- naturalism
- religious naturalism
- science