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The Many Inadequate Justifications of Methodological Naturalism
Copyright policy )Contrary to proponents’ claims, methodological naturalism is not metaphysically neutral. Consequently, its acceptance as a practice requires justification. Unfortunately for its advocates, attempts to justify it are failures. It cannot be defended as a definition, or a self-imposed limitation, of science, nor, more modestly, as an inductively justified commitment to natural causes. As a practice, it functions not to further scientific investigation, but rather to impose an explanatory straitjacket.
Microsoft Academic Graph classification: Epistemology Naturalism Philosophy
Library of Congress Subject Headings: lcsh:Philosophy (General) lcsh:B1-5802
Philosophy, Ad hominem fallacy, nomological science, historical science, supernatural agency, inductive generalization, Robert Pennock
Philosophy, Ad hominem fallacy, nomological science, historical science, supernatural agency, inductive generalization, Robert Pennock
Microsoft Academic Graph classification: Epistemology Naturalism Philosophy
Library of Congress Subject Headings: lcsh:Philosophy (General) lcsh:B1-5802
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Contrary to proponents’ claims, methodological naturalism is not metaphysically neutral. Consequently, its acceptance as a practice requires justification. Unfortunately for its advocates, attempts to justify it are failures. It cannot be defended as a definition, or a self-imposed limitation, of science, nor, more modestly, as an inductively justified commitment to natural causes. As a practice, it functions not to further scientific investigation, but rather to impose an explanatory straitjacket.