Gordon, E. (2017) Is fundamentalism just a problem for religious people? In: Harris, M. and Pritchard, D. (eds.) Philosophy, Science and Religion for Everyone. Routledge: Abingdon, UK, pp. 93-104. ISBN 9781138234154 (doi: 10.4324/9781315102474-10)
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Abstract
It is often simply assumed that only extreme and dogmatic religious views are candidates for fundamentalism, but the attitudes and behaviours associated with common examples of fundamentalism are also entirely compatible with non-religious views. This chapter explores the key traits that might make a view fundamentalist, and then it focuses in on the idea of non-religious fundamentalism with reference to the specific position of scientism (which, in its strongest form, claims that knowledge is exclusively acquired through the natural sciences). Different types of scientism are defined in order to see which might be candidates for fundamentalism, and arguments both for and against these positions are explored against the background question of whether scientism might be detrimental to intellectual progress. Finally, the criteria for fundamentalism are reconsidered in light of the foregoing examination of scientism, and a way to endorse scientism in a non-fundamentalist manner is suggested.
| Item Type: | Book Sections |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Gordon, Dr Emma |
| Authors: | Gordon, E. |
| College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > Philosophy |
| Publisher: | Routledge |
| ISBN: | 9781138234154 |
| Published Online: | 20 July 2017 |
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