THE REASON FOR THE ABSENCE OF THE SUPERNATURAL IN CONTEMPORARY SCIENCE: NEITHER APRIORISM, NOR ATHEISM, NOR SCIENTISM

Authors

  • Adilson Alciomar Koslowski Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Centro de Educação de Ciências Humanas, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brasil, adilsonkoslowski@yahoo.com.br

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/phi.v23i1.47529

Keywords:

Sobrenatural, Ciência, Explicação, Cientismo

Abstract

Relationships between science and religion are complex. One of the problems that arise is why there are no references in factual sciences that appeal to entities such as God, angels, and demons. Two answers - among others - can be given to the problem. The first is that given the nature of science, the supernatural is excluded a priori from its environment. The second is that science does not contain supernatural explanations, a posteriori, because such explanations were not adequate during the development of modern science. However, if there is no a priori impediment to supernatural explanations in science, we will argue, following the arguments of Dawes (2009; 2011) and Schick (2000), that the best answer to the problem seems to be the a posteriori solution. However, we disagree that sustaining such a position leads to scientism. Against the scientism we follow the arguments of Feser (2014).

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Author Biography

Adilson Alciomar Koslowski, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Centro de Educação de Ciências Humanas, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brasil, adilsonkoslowski@yahoo.com.br

Published

2018-08-07

How to Cite

ALCIOMAR KOSLOWSKI, A. THE REASON FOR THE ABSENCE OF THE SUPERNATURAL IN CONTEMPORARY SCIENCE: NEITHER APRIORISM, NOR ATHEISM, NOR SCIENTISM. Philósophos a journal of philosophy, Goiânia, v. 23, n. 1, p. 15–41, 2018. DOI: 10.5216/phi.v23i1.47529. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/philosophos/article/view/47529. Acesso em: 3 jul. 2024.

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