Science Without God? by Peter Harrison
Rethinking the History of Scientific Naturalism
A historical study of how scientific naturalism emerged from complex interactions among science, philosophy, and theology, challenging simplistic “conflict” narratives. Through case studies spanning early modern to modern periods, it shows how religious ideas initially shaped scientific practices even as methodological naturalism gradually hardened into a metaphysical stance. The work highlights key debates over laws of nature, causation, and teleology, and explains the institutional and cultural shifts that redefined scientific explanation and reshaped public understandings of the relationship between science and religion.
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- Published
- 2019
- Nationality
- Australian
- Length
- Very Short
- Pages
- 75
- Original Language
- English
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