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The Implications of Evolution for Metaphysics David H. Gordon

The Implications of Evolution for Metaphysics By David H. Gordon

The Implications of Evolution for Metaphysics by David H. Gordon


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It is a central claim of the New Atheists that evolutionary theory disproves theism and demonstrates the truth of metaphysical naturalism. This book examines this claim and explores the implications of evolutionary theory for metaphysics.

The Implications of Evolution for Metaphysics Summary

The Implications of Evolution for Metaphysics: Theism, Idealism, and Naturalism by David H. Gordon

After the nineteenth-century turn from idealism, when idealist philosophies were largely abandoned for materialist ones, many analytic philosophers have adhered to scientific naturalism as the new orthodoxy, largely due to the success of scientific advancements. The New Atheists, such as Daniel Dennett and Richard Dawkins, claim it is Darwin who deserves much of the credit for repudiating the traditional Mind-first world view. In The Implications of Evolution for Metaphysics: Theism, Idealism, and Naturalism, David H. Gordon explores questions such as: Is it true that evolution is incompatible with theism and necessarily results in naturalism? Is it possible, as naturalism maintains, that everything can be reduced to physical processes? Or are there too many recalcitrant phenomena that defy reduction? Can the epistemological conditions for metaphysical knowledge be met? If the underdetermination of theory allows for multiple metaphysical theories to cover the same phenomena, with each offering an epistemically adequate explanation, then neither naturalism nor theism can be asserted to be objectively true. Nevertheless, it is possible to favor one over the other based on overall coherence and explanatory power.

About David H. Gordon

David H. Gordon is assistant teaching professor at Loyola University Maryland.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Mapping the Possible Implications of Evolutionary Theory

Chapter 1. The Problem: Reconciling Seemingly Incompatibles-Theism and Evolution

Chapter 2. A Contemporary Solution to The Problem: Naturalism

Chapter 3. Evolutionary Theory: Darwinism and The Modern Evolutionary Synthesis

Chapter 4. Theism: To Be a Theist Is to Be Committed to What?

Chapter 5. Justifying Naturalism: Distinguishing Metaphysical from Methodological Naturalism

Chapter 6. The Logical Relationships Between Evolution, Naturalism, and Theism

Chapter 7. Epistemological Concerns: Justified True Belief, Skepticism, and the Limits of Knowledge

Chapter 8. Underdetermination of Theory and Its Consequences for Metaphysics

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GOR013502487
9781666923728
1666923729
The Implications of Evolution for Metaphysics: Theism, Idealism, and Naturalism by David H. Gordon
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Lexington Books
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