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Agents Under Fire: Materialism and the Rationality of Science
Angus Menuge
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hardcover. 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, theology, and Intelligent Design. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
In the first study of its kind, Agents Under Fire defends a robust notion of agency and intentionality against eliminative and naturalistic alternatives, showing the interconnections between the philosophy of mind, theology, and Intelligent Design. Menuge argues that Behe's irreducible complexity is a challenge to reductionism not only in biology, but also in psychology, and shows the inability of the Darwinian psychology proposed by Dawkins, Dennett, and Steven Pinker to explain the integration, unity, direction, and reliability of rational thought. This fascinating defense against scientific materialism is the only book-length study relating Intelligent Design to contemporary issues in the ... Read more
In the first study of its kind, Agents Under Fire defends a robust notion of agency and intentionality against eliminative and naturalistic alternatives, showing the interconnections between the philosophy of mind, theology, and Intelligent Design. Menuge argues that Behe's irreducible complexity is a challenge to reductionism not only in biology, but also in psychology, and shows the inability of the Darwinian psychology proposed by Dawkins, Dennett, and Steven Pinker to explain the integration, unity, direction, and reliability of rational thought. This fascinating defense against scientific materialism is the only book-length study relating Intelligent Design to contemporary issues in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742534049
SKU
KSG0032626
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99-1
About Angus Menuge
Angus Menuge is associate professor of philosophy and associate director of the Cranach Institute at Concordia University Wisconsin. He holds a B.A. in philosophy from the University of Warwick, an M.A. and a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a DCA in Christian Apologetics from the International Academy of Apologetics, Evangelism, and Human Rights. Dr. Menuge is ... Read more
Reviews for Agents Under Fire: Materialism and the Rationality of Science
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 divine purpose too. All readers can attend to this adventurous portrayal with very good purpose.
Keith Moser With marvelous clarity and wit, Angus Menuge lays bare the philosophical ... Read more
Keith Moser With marvelous clarity and wit, Angus Menuge lays bare the philosophical ... Read more