Confessions of a Late-Blooming, “Miseducated” Philosopher of Science
This article provides a survey of Walker Percy's criticism of what Pope Benedict XVI calls “scientificity,” which entails a constriction of the dynamic interaction of faith and reason. The process can result in the diminishment of ethical considerations raised by science's impact on public...
| Autres titres: | Walker Percy: pathologist, philosopher, and novelist |
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2016]
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| Dans: |
Zygon
Année: 2016, Volume: 51, Numéro: 4, Pages: 1043-1061 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Regensburg Address
B Public Policy B Religious Science B Cuban missile crisis B catastrophic wars B moviegoing B Jewish exile B scientificity B theological insight B Existentialism B William Faulkner's question |
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| Résumé: | This article provides a survey of Walker Percy's criticism of what Pope Benedict XVI calls “scientificity,” which entails a constriction of the dynamic interaction of faith and reason. The process can result in the diminishment of ethical considerations raised by science's impact on public policy. Beginning in the 1950s, Percy begins speculating about the negative influence of scientificity. The threat of a political regime using weapons of mass destruction is only one of several menacing developments. The desacrilization of human life from cradle to grave leads Percy to assert that modern science's impact is often radically incoherent. In The Moviegoer, Percy finds his existential and theistic voice that would enable him to advance his critique of science. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Zygon
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/zygo.12308 |
