Critical Realism, Social Constructivism, and the Trinity

Science is a socially conditioned enterprise that strives for maximum rationality and objectivity in its explanation of the world. However, since the relativity of its social conditioning opposes its drive for objectivity, there is a philosophical tension at the very heart of science. Given this ten...

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Published in:Theology and science
Main Author: King, John B. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2022
In: Theology and science
RelBib Classification:CF Christianity and Science
NBC Doctrine of God
VA Philosophy
Further subjects:B Multiperspectivalism
B philosophy of science
B Objectivity
B Relativity
B perichoresis
B Normativity
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Summary:Science is a socially conditioned enterprise that strives for maximum rationality and objectivity in its explanation of the world. However, since the relativity of its social conditioning opposes its drive for objectivity, there is a philosophical tension at the very heart of science. Given this tension, why does science even work? More precisely, why does science converge to the truth rather than diverging from it? This article provides a philosophical description of this tension and a theological explanation of its happy resolution.
ISSN:1474-6719
Contains:Enthalten in: Theology and science
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2022.2124485