Does methodological naturalism lead one to accept ontological naturalism? : a thesis submitted to Massey University in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Philosophy, Massey University, New Zealand
| dc.contributor.author | Weichselbaum, Johann | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-10-10T20:53:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-10-10T20:53:07Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Science excludes the supernatural in its explanations and theories - a principle called ‘methodological naturalism’. This strategy of eschewing supernatural causation has been criticised, in particular by some religious communities. One reason given is that this principle leads one to a total rejection of anything supernatural (ontological naturalism). In this paper I argue that methodological naturalism is a stable but also necessary position, which does not cause one to accept an atheistic worldview. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10179/14987 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Massey University | en_US |
| dc.rights | The Author | en_US |
| dc.subject | Naturalism | en_US |
| dc.subject | Religion and science | en_US |
| dc.subject | Science | en_US |
| dc.subject | Philosophy | en_US |
| dc.title | Does methodological naturalism lead one to accept ontological naturalism? : a thesis submitted to Massey University in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Philosophy, Massey University, New Zealand | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| massey.contributor.author | Weichselbaum, Johann | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Philosophy | en_US |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | en_US |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts (MA) | en_US |
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