Agents Under Fire

Materialism and the Rationality of Science

AvAngus J. L. Menuge

Inbunden, Engelska, 2004

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In the first study of its kind, Agents Under Fire defends a robust notion of agency and intentionality against eliminative and naturalistic alternatives, showing the interconnections between the philosophy of mind, theology, and Intelligent Design. Menuge argues that Behe's irreducible complexity is a challenge to reductionism not only in biology, but also in psychology, and shows the inability of the Darwinian psychology proposed by Dawkins, Dennett, and Steven Pinker to explain the integration, unity, direction, and reliability of rational thought.This fascinating defense against scientific materialism is the only book-length study relating Intelligent Design to contemporary issues in the philosophy of mind. Drawing on his experience as both a philosopher and a computer scientist, Menuge deftly shows the reader that the materialist's attempts to rid science of all commitment to teleology can only result in incoherence, and presents instead his own unique argument for the legitimacy of Intelligent Design.

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Utgivningsdatum:2004-07-01
Mått:161 x 229 x 26 mm
Vikt:585 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Antal sidor:264
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Medarbetare:Michael Ruse
ISBN:9780742534049

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Angus Menuge is associate professor of philosophy and associate director of the Cranach Institute at Concordia University Wisconsin. He holds a B.A. in philosophy from the University of Warwick, an M.A. and a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a DCA in Christian Apologetics from the International Academy of Apologetics, Evangelism, and Human Rights. Dr. Menuge is editor of three books, C. S. Lewis: Lightbearer in the Shadowlands (Crossway Books, 1997), Christ and Culture in Dialogue (Concordia Publishing House, 1999) and Reading God's World: The Vocation of Scientist (Concordia Publishing House, forthcoming).

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This book moves sharply against the grain of the naturalism and the materialism that dominate contemporary philosophy. It boldly portrays the world as laced with purpose, not just human purpose but divine purpose too. All readers can attend to this adventurous portrayal with very good purpose.

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Chapter 1 ForewordChapter 2 PrefaceChapter 3 Skyhooks and Cranes: The Challenge of ReductionismChapter 4 Strong Agent Reductionism: Materialism and the Rationality of ScienceChapter 5 Weak Agent Reductionism: Science and the Rationality of MaterialismChapter 6 Bait and Switch: Indirectness and Biological UnityChapter 7 The Alchemy of the Mind: Indirectness and Psychological UnityChapter 8 Beyond Skinnerian Creatures: A Defense of the Lewis-Plantinga Argument Against Evolutionary NaturalismChapter 9 Intentionality, Information and Displacement: The Legitimacy of DesignChapter 10 Science and Christianity: Dogmatism and DialogueChapter 11 IndexChapter 12 About the Author