Agents under Fire Materialism and the Rationality of Science

Name: Agents under Fire Materialism and the Rationality of Science
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ISBN: 9780742534049

ISBN-10: 0742534049

ISBN-13: 9780742534049

Edition: 2004

Authors: Angus Menuge, Robert J. Richards, Michael Ruse

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In Agents Under Fire, Menuge defends a robust notion of agency and intentionaility against eliminative and naturalistic alternatives, showing the interconnections between the philosophy of mind, theology, and Intelligent Design.

Book details

Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/1/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 264
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Michael Ruse is Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Program in the History and Philosophy of Science, Florida State University. He is the founder and editor of the journal Biology and Philosophy, and has appeared on ldquo;Quirks and Quarksrdquo; and the Discovery Channel.



List of Illustrations


Foreword



Preface



Skyhooks and Cranes: The Challenge of Reductionism



Strong Agent Reductionism: Materialism and the Rationality of Science



Weak Agent Reductionism: Science and the Rationality of Materialism



Bait and Switch: Indirectness and Biological Unity



The Alchemy of the Mind: Indirectness and Psychological Unity



Beyond Skinnerian Creatures: A Defense of the Lewis-Plantinga Argument against Evolutionary Naturalism



Intentionality, Information, and Displacement: The Legitimacy of Design



Science and Christianity: Dogmatism and Dialogue


Index


About the Author