You Show Me Yours, I’ll Show You Mine: Comparing Paradigms

The task of this article is to propose an alternative method for adjudicating truth claims between various paradigms. Informed by sources such as Augustine, Aquinas, Heidegger, Gadamer, and Kuhn, I argue for a form of reasoning which aspires to credibility, plausibility, and explanatory capacity, ra...

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Main Author: Knotts, Matthew W. (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Marquette Univ. Press [2017]
In: Philosophy & theology
Year: 2017, Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 83-100
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Reason / Science / Truth / Certitude / Plausibility / Credibility
RelBib Classification:CF Christianity and Science
VA Philosophy
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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Summary:The task of this article is to propose an alternative method for adjudicating truth claims between various paradigms. Informed by sources such as Augustine, Aquinas, Heidegger, Gadamer, and Kuhn, I argue for a form of reasoning which aspires to credibility, plausibility, and explanatory capacity, rather than absolute proof. Instead of representing a flight from scientific standards, I argue that such an approach ultimately represents the best hope of safeguarding the essence of science and rationality as such.
ISSN:0890-2461
Contains:Enthalten in: Philosophy & theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5840/philtheol201611972