Prospects for the Field of Science and Religion: An Octopus View: with Jennifer Wiseman and Paul Arveson, “Scientists and Religious Communities: Investigating Perceptions, Building Understanding”; Niels Henrik Gregersen, “Prospects for the Field of Science and Religion: An Octopus View”; Philip Clayton, “The Fruits of Pluralism: A Vision for the Next Seven Years in Religion/Science”; and Ted Peters, “Astrotheology: A Constructive Proposal”
The organic unity between the head and the vital arms of the octopus is proposed as a metaphor for science and religion as an academic field. While the specific object of the field is to pursue second-order reflections on existing and possible relations between sciences and religions, it is argued t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2014
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Zygon
Year: 2014, Volume: 49, Issue: 2, Pages: 419-429 |
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Charles Sanders Peirce
B Pragmatism B Scientific naturalism B Metaphysical Realism B semantic realism B theoretical realism B empirical naturalism B Contextualism |
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| Summary: | The organic unity between the head and the vital arms of the octopus is proposed as a metaphor for science and religion as an academic field. While the specific object of the field is to pursue second-order reflections on existing and possible relations between sciences and religions, it is argued that several aspects of realism and normativity are constitutive to the field. The vital arms of the field are related to engagements with distinctive scientific theories, specialized philosophy of science, representative theological proposals, and the input from the study of world religions. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/zygo.12091 |