02784nam 22005295 450 991037394390332120240509003047.09783030377717303037771710.1007/978-3-030-37771-7(CKB)4100000010119252(MiAaPQ)EBC6027155(DE-He213)978-3-030-37771-7(Perlego)3480533(EXLCZ)99410000001011925220200121d2020 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierScience and Human Freedom /by Michael Esfeld1st ed. 2020.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2020.1 online resource (200 pages)9783030377700 3030377709 1.Matter in Motion: the scientific image of the world -- 2. How Science Explains: scientific explanations and their limits -- 3. Why the Mind Matters: the manifest image of the world. .This book argues for two claims: firstly, determinism in science does not infringe upon human free will because it is descriptive, not prescriptive, and secondly, the very formulation, testing and justification of scientific theories presupposes human free will and thereby persons as ontologically primitive. The argument against predetermination is broadly Humean, or more precisely 'Super-Humean', whereas that against naturalist reduction is in large Kantian, drawing from Sellars on the scientific and the manifest image. Thus, whilst the book defends scientific realism against the confusion between fact and fake, it also reveals why scientific theories, laws and explanations cannot succeed in imposing norms for our actions upon us, neither on the level of the individual nor on that of society. Esfeld makes a strong case for an ontology of science that is minimally sufficient to explain our scientific and common sense knowledge, not only removing the concern that thelaws of nature are incompatible with human freedom, but furthermore showing how our freedom is in fact a very presupposition for science.SciencePhilosophyMetaphysicsPhilosophy of ScienceMetaphysicsSciencePhilosophy.Metaphysics.Philosophy of Science.Metaphysics.501501Esfeld Michaelauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut500717MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910373943903321Science and Human Freedom2032294UNINA