POETIC NATURALISM: SEAN CARROLL, SCIENCE, AND MORAL OBJECTIVITY with Arnold O. Benz,“Astrophysics and Creation: Perceiving the Universe through Science and Participation”; Whitley Kaufman, “Poetic Naturalism: Sean Carroll, Science, and Moral Objectivity”; and Doren Recker,“Faith, Belief, and the Compatibility of Religion and Science.”
Abstract Physicist Sean Carroll has developed a new theory of the fundamental nature of reality, which he calls “Poetic Naturalism,” with the stated goal of developing a theory of what is real that is consistent with the findings of natural science. Carroll claims to prove that morality cannot be se...
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| Published in: | Zygon Vol. 52; no. 1; pp. 196 - 211 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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01-03-2017
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Physicist Sean Carroll has developed a new theory of the fundamental nature of reality, which he calls “Poetic Naturalism,” with the stated goal of developing a theory of what is real that is consistent with the findings of natural science. Carroll claims to prove that morality cannot be seen as objectively true. This essay argues that Carroll's conclusion is not convincing; there is no good reason to reject moral objectivity within a purely naturalistic worldview. |
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| ISSN: | 0591-2385 1467-9744 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/zygo.12325 |