The Justification of Science and the Rationality of Religious Belief

by Michael C. Banner and Michael Banner

Book Overview

In this critical examination of recent accounts of the nature of science and of its justification given by Kuhn, Popper, Lakatos, Laudan, and Newton-Smith, Banner contends that models of scientific rationality which are used in criticism of religious beliefs are in fact often inadequate as
accounts of the nature of science. He argues that a realist philosophy of science both reflects the character of science and scientific justifications, and suggests...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198240198
• ISBN13: 9780198240198
• Release Date: September 1992
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"