Journal article
Methodological Naturalism, Analyzed
- Abstract:
- I present and evaluate three interpretations of methodological naturalism (MN), the principle that scientific explanations may only appeal to natural phenomena: as an essential feature of science, as a provisional guideline grounded in the historical failure of supernatural hypotheses, and as a synthesis of these two approaches. In doing so, I provide both a synoptic overview of current scholarship on MN, as well a contribution to that discussion by arguing in favor of a restricted version of MN, placing it on a firmer theoretical foundation than that supplied by previous studies, and replying to recent objections.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1007/s10670-024-00790-y
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- Publisher:
- Springer
- Journal:
- Erkenntnis More from this journal
- Volume:
- 90
- Issue:
- 5
- Pages:
- 1981-2002
- Publication date:
- 2024-02-29
- Acceptance date:
- 2024-01-19
- DOI:
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1572-8420
- ISSN:
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0165-0106
- Language:
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English
- Source identifiers:
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2955718
- Deposit date:
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2025-05-24
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