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American Philosophic Naturalism in the Twentieth Century by John Ryder is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
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This comprehensive collection, bringing together significant essays by leading philosophers of the twentieth century, represents one prominent school of American thought - philosophic naturalism. Naturalism holds that nature is objective and can be studied to gain knowledge that is not determined by methodology, perspective, belief, or theory. For the naturalist, "nature" is an all-encompassing concept; nothing is other than natural and any notion of a supernatural realm is rejected. Naturalism, however, cannot be equated with materialistic reductionism or strict determinism. Certain nonmaterial aspects of human existence - thoughts, feelings, meanings, values, beliefs, ideals, and free will - are included within the scope of the naturalist's approach. . John Ryder divides this work into five parts, which demonstrate the range of naturalistic inquiry: (1) conceptions of nature; (2) nature, experience, and method; (3) values ethical and social; (4) values aesthetic and religious; and (5) naturalism and contemporary philosophy. The distinguished contributors are: Justus Buchler, Morris Cohen, John Dewey, Abraham Edel, Marvin Farber, Sidney Hook, Paul Kurtz, John Lachs, Corliss Lamont
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- John Ryder
- Publisher
- Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books
- Published
- 1994
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780879758943
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Philosophy, Humanities
- Rating
- 2.6 / 5 (3 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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