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Feb 22, 2007 · First published Thu Feb 22, 2007; substantive revision Tue Mar 31, 2020. The term “naturalism” has no very precise meaning in contemporary philosophy. Its current usage derives from debates in America in the first half of the last century. The self-proclaimed “naturalists” from that period included John Dewey, Ernest Nagel, Sidney Hook ...
Mar 22, 2024 · naturalism, in philosophy, a theory that relates scientific method to philosophy by affirming that all beings and events in the universe (whatever their inherent character may be) are natural. Consequently, all knowledge of the universe falls within the pale of scientific investigation.
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In philosophy, naturalism is the idea that only natural laws and forces (as opposed to supernatural ones) operate in the universe. In its primary sense, it is also known as ontological naturalism, metaphysical naturalism, pure naturalism, philosophical naturalism and antisupernaturalism.
Naturalistic thinking has a long history, but it has been especially prominent since the last decades of the twentieth century, and its influence is felt all across philosophy. This article looks at why and in what ways it is prominent and describes some of the most influential versions of naturalism.
May 9, 2023 · Simon Schüz & Daniel Kaplan. 2433 Accesses. 1 Altmetric. Explore all metrics. Naturalism is perhaps the most pervasive “-ism” in contemporary philosophy. Different variations of naturalism can be found in virtually all corners of theoretical and practical philosophy.
Jun 1, 2006 · 1. What is Moral Naturalism? 2. Descriptivism and Reductivism. 2.1 Descriptivism. 2.2 Reductivism. 3. Why be a Moral Naturalist? 3.1 Arguments from Supervenience. 3.2 Arguments from Anti-Skepticism. 4. Objections to Naturalism. 4.1 The Open Question Argument. 4.2 The Normativity and Triviality Objections. 5. Neo-Aristotelian Naturalism. 6.
1. Introduction: What is Naturalism? One might have thought that philosophers who regard themselves as naturalists would be in agreement about proper method in philosophy. There is, however, no such agreement to be found.
