Naturalism, Science and the Supernatural
@article{Clarke2009NaturalismSA, title={Naturalism, Science and the Supernatural}, author={Stephen Clarke}, journal={Sophia}, year={2009}, volume={48}, pages={127-142} }
There is overwhelming agreement amongst naturalists that a naturalistic ontology should not allow for the possibility of supernatural entities. I argue, against this prevailing consensus, that naturalists have no proper basis to oppose the existence of supernatural entities. Naturalism is characterized, following Leiter and Rea, as a position which involves a primary commitment to scientific methodology and it is argued that any naturalistic ontological commitments must be compatible with this…
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