Naturalism Beyond the Limits of Science: How Scientific Methodology Can and Should Shape Philosophical...

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Nina Emery (Associate Professor of Philosophy, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Mount Holyoke College)

Naturalism Beyond the Limits of Science

How Scientific Methodology Can and Should Shape Philosophical Theorizing

Nina Emery (Associate Professor of Philosophy, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Mount Holyoke College)

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Oxford University Press Inc
05 November 2023

Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology; Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge; Mathematics & Sciences; Philosophy of science

Philosophers and scientists both ask questions about what the world is like. How do these fields interact with one another? How should they? Naturalism Beyond the Limits of Science investigates an approach to these questions called methodological naturalism. According to methodological naturalism, when coming up with theories about what the world is like, philosophers should, whenever possible, make use of the same methodology that is deployed by scientists. Although many contemporary philosophers have implicit commitments that lead straightforwardly to methodological naturalism, few have a clear understanding of how widespread and disruptive methodological naturalism promises to be for the field. By way of a series of case studies involving laws of nature, composition, time and modality, and drawing on historical and contemporary scientific developments including the discovery of the neutrino, the introduction of dark energy, and the advent of relativity theory, this book demonstrates the ways in which scientists rely on extra-empirical reasoning and how that very same extra-empirical reasoning can yield surprising results when applied to philosophical debates. Along the way, Nina Emery's investigation illuminates the complex relationship between philosophy and the sciences, and makes the case that philosophers and scientists alike would benefit from a greater understanding of the connections between the two fields.

By: Nina Emery (Associate Professor of Philosophy Associate Professor of Philosophy Mount Holyoke College)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 165mm, Width: 237mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 494g
ISBN: 9780197654101
ISBN 10: 019765410X
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 05 November 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. From Content Naturalism to Methodological Naturalism 2. Content Naturalism as the Default View 3. Why Methodological Naturalism Impacts Metaphysical Theorizing 4. Case Study: Pattern Explanation and the Governing Conception of Laws 5. Case Study: Mooreanism and Nihilism about Composition 6. Case Study: Excess Structure 7. Context Dependence in Scientific Methodology 8. Metaphysics Unmoored? Conclusion References Index

Nina Emery is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Mount Holyoke College. She works on topics at the intersection of philosophy and physics, with a particular focus on questions about time, space, probability and possibility. She received her BA in Physics and Philosophy from Cornell University and her PhD in Philosophy from MIT. She previously worked at Brown University. She lives in western Massachusetts with her family.

Reviews for Naturalism Beyond the Limits of Science: How Scientific Methodology Can and Should Shape Philosophical Theorizing

Throughout, the book is clearly written and organized, making it accessible even to advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students. * Jo Wolff, The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science *