Science, religion, and hyper-Humeanism

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  • According to hyper-Humeanism, the world of "fact" is utterly distinct
    from the realm of "value"-—that is, the realm of morality and religion.
    This is a well-known philosophical position, and it more or less follows from
    some well-known philosophical doctrines (e.g., logical positivism, and neo-
    Wittgensteinianism), but its appeal is not limited to philosophers. Indeed,
    an acceptance of hyper-Humeanism seems to be at the root of Stephen Jay
    Gould's recent defense of the thesis that science and religion are utterly distinct.
    Gould's stated aim in defending this thesis is to settle, or perhaps reveal
    as illusory, various conflicts between science and religion. However, I argue
    not only that Gould's version of this thesis is defective, but also that hyper-
    Humeanism itself is false. If I am right, then "facts" and "values"-—science
    and religion in particular—-can overlap in philosophically interesting ways.
TitleScience, religion, and hyper-Humeanism
CreatorMcLeod, Owen
PublisherPhilo
Academic DepartmentPhilosophy
DivisionHumanities
OrganizationLafayette College
Date Issued2001
Date Available2012-11-12T16:11:08Z
TypeArticle
LanguageEnglish
Bibliographic CitationMcLeod, O. (2001) "Science, religion, and hyper-Humeanism." Philo 4 (1): 68-81.
Standard IdentifierHandle 10385/1007
ISSN 1098-3570
Permalinkhttp://hdl.handle.net/10385/1007
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