Stephen Jay Gould and Karl Popper on science and religion
Author
BARZAGHI, AMERIGO MARIA
Corcó, Josep
Publication date
2016ISSN
2353-5636
Abstract
This paper analyzes the thought on science and religion of two thinkers that
share essentially the same position: Stephen Jay Gould and Karl Popper. We first make
a comparison between those passages of their works where this similarity emerges
more explicitly. We then recall some of the critiques that have been extended to Gould
on this topic; they can be extended to Popper as well. Moreover, we highlight another
critical issue—taken from evolutionary theory—that Gould’s theorization is not able to
handle adequately from the theological standpoint. We finally place Gould’s proposal
inside Barbour’s fourfold typology for the science-religion relationship, and we conclude
by recommending further critical reflection on these interdisciplinary issues.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Accepted version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
1 - Philosophy. Psychology
2 - Religion. Theology
Keywords
Popper, Karl R. (Karl Raimund), 1902-1994
Gould, Stephen Jay
Religió i ciència
Religion and science
Religión y ciencia
Pages
20
Publisher
Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu
Collection
4;2
Is part of
Scientia et Fides
Citation
Barzaghi, Amerigo; Corcó Juviñá, Josep. «Stephen Jay Gould and Karl Popper on science and religion». Scientia et Fides, 2016, vol. 4, núm. 2, p. 417-436. Disponible en: <https://apcz.umk.pl/czasopisma/index.php/SetF/article/view/SetF.2016.037>. Fecha de acceso: 13 nov. 2019. DOI: 10.12775/SetF.2016.037.
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