Shades of Structural Realism in Post-classical Islamic Thought
What does Islamic theology have to say about the philosophy of science? The writings of post-classical Muslim thinkers offer a wealth of understudied material relevant to conceptualizing the ontological status, scope, and character of scientific inquiry and theorization. The Islamic tradition develo...
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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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2023
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Theology and science
Année: 2023, Volume: 21, Numéro: 3, Pages: 376-389 |
RelBib Classification: | BJ Islam TG Moyen Âge central TK Époque contemporaine VA Philosophie |
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B epistemic structural realism B philosophy of science B Islam B scientific realism B Religion B ontic structural realism |
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Résumé: | What does Islamic theology have to say about the philosophy of science? The writings of post-classical Muslim thinkers offer a wealth of understudied material relevant to conceptualizing the ontological status, scope, and character of scientific inquiry and theorization. The Islamic tradition developed nuanced metaphysical and epistemological insights on unobservables, universals, and causality. Muslim astronomers developed sophisticated responses to perceived deficiencies in the Aristotelian-Ptolemaic model. In the contemporary debate between scientific realism and anti-realism, structural realism is a much-discussed middle ground which suggests a return to many of these insights. This challenges popular discourse on the relation between religion and science. |
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ISSN: | 1474-6719 |
Contient: | Enthalten in: Theology and science
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2023.2230427 |