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Agents under fire : materialism and the rationality of science
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Agents under fire : materialism and the rationality of science

Author: Angus J L Menuge
Publisher: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2004.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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In Agents Under Fire, Menuge defends a robust notion of agency and intentionaility against eliminative and naturalistic alternatives, showing the interconnections between the philosophy of mind,  Read more...

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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Angus J L Menuge
ISBN: 0742534049 9780742534049
OCLC Number: 53038751
Description: xxiv, 233 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Skyhooks and cranes : the challenge of reductionism --
Strong agent reductionism : materialism and the rationality of science --
Weak agent reductionism : science and the rationality of materialism --
Bait and switch : indirectness and biological unity --
The alchemy of the mind : indirectness and psychological unity --
Beyond Skinnerian creatures : a defense of the Lewis-Plantinga argument against evolutionary naturalism --
Intentionality, information, and displacement : the legitimacy of design --
Science and Christianity : dogmatism and dialogue.
Responsibility: Angus Menuge.
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This book moves sharply against the grain of the naturalism and the materialism that dominate contemporary philosophy. It boldly portrays the world as laced with purpose, not just human purpose but Read more...

 
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