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Reflecting on Russell’s Religion and Science 3. Russell as a Skeptic, Even with Respect to Science

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Rchard E. Hennessey

1. The present post is the third in a series of posts reflecting on the philosophical theses at work in Bertrand Russell’s Religion and Science.* In the series’ previous posts, I have directed attention to Russell’s “exclusivist epistemological scientism,” as … Continue reading →

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Reflecting on Russell’s Religion and Science 2. Its Scientism Confirmed and Two Complications Raised

Posted on May 29, 2019 by Rchard E. Hennessey

1. The present post is the second in a series of posts reflecting on the philosophical theses at work in Bertrand Russell’s Religion and Science.* In the series’ opening post, I did three things pertinent to the present one. First, … Continue reading →

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Reflecting on Russell’s Religion and Science 1. Scientism and the Four Purported Magisteria

Posted on May 19, 2019 by Rchard E. Hennessey

1. One reason why I have not been posting over the past months is because I have been caught up in the teaching of courses new to me, in ethics, medical ethics, and environmental ethics. These having been courses for … Continue reading →

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A Distinction between Scientisms

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Rchard E. Hennessey

In the opening chapter, “0,” of his Scholastic Metaphysics. A Contemporary Introduction,* Edward Feser tells us (pp. 9-10) that Of course, not every contemporary analytic philosopher welcomes the revival of old-fashioned metaphysics. There are those who decry it in the … Continue reading →

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A Bit of a Critique of a Feser Critique of “Scientism”

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Rchard E. Hennessey

1. In his Scholastic Metaphysics. A Contemporary Introduction* (p. 10 ff.), Edward Feser identifies four “general problems” he sees facing “scientism,” the thesis that (pp. 9-10) “…science alone plausibly gives us objective knowledge.” The first problem is that (p. 10): … Continue reading →

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