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Science and human freedom

Esfeld, Michael.

Science and human freedom

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Science and human freedomby Michael Esfeld.
Author:	Esfeld, Michael.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing :2020.
Description:	xv, 189 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	SciencePhilosophy.
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37771-7
ISBN:	9783030377717$q(electronic bk.)

Science and human freedom
Esfeld, Michael.

Science and human freedom[electronic resource] /by Michael Esfeld. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2020. - xv, 189 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.

1.Matter in Motion: the scientific image of the world -- 2. How Science Explains: scientific explanations and their limits -- 3. Why the Mind Matters: the manifest image of the world.

This book argues for two claims: firstly, determinism in science does not infringe upon human free will because it is descriptive, not prescriptive, and secondly, the very formulation, testing and justification of scientific theories presupposes human free will and thereby persons as ontologically primitive. The argument against predetermination is broadly Humean, or more precisely 'Super-Humean', whereas that against naturalist reduction is in large Kantian, drawing from Sellars on the scientific and the manifest image. Thus, whilst the book defends scientific realism against the confusion between fact and fake, it also reveals why scientific theories, laws and explanations cannot succeed in imposing norms for our actions upon us, neither on the level of the individual nor on that of society. Esfeld makes a strong case for an ontology of science that is minimally sufficient to explain our scientific and common sense knowledge, not only removing the concern that the laws of nature are incompatible with human freedom, but furthermore showing how our freedom is in fact a very presupposition for science.

ISBN: 9783030377717$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-030-37771-7doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

179415
Science
--Philosophy.

LC Class. No.: Q175 / .E74 2020

Dewey Class. No.: 501

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