A Point by Point Response to Donald Wiebe: A Manifesto for the Scientific Study of Religion
Abstract A point by point response to Wiebe’s ‘Manifesto’, mostly in support of the ‘methodological naturalism’—with added precautions on the current use of the term ‘science’. A philosophy for the study of religion is called for, with an epistemological range that caters for collective methodologie...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Brill
2021
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Method & theory in the study of religion
Jahr: 2021, Band: 33, Heft: 1, Seiten: 89-94 |
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definitions theory-dependent
B Reification B analytical value of concepts B the concept of ‘science’ B social reality and life-worlds B Methodological Naturalism B theoretical object |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Abstract A point by point response to Wiebe’s ‘Manifesto’, mostly in support of the ‘methodological naturalism’—with added precautions on the current use of the term ‘science’. A philosophy for the study of religion is called for, with an epistemological range that caters for collective methodologies and social ontologies; respects the analytic distinction between ‘subject matter’ and ‘theoretical object’—and, ultimately, the theory-ladenness of all talk about ‘religion’. Naturalism is not about givens in the study of meaningful human behavior. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0682 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Method & theory in the study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700682-12341497 |