Agents Under Fire: Materialism and the Rationality of Science

Angus Menuge

ISBN 10: 0742534049 / ISBN 13: 9780742534049

Published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2004

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In Agents Under Fire, Menuge defends a robust notion of agency and intentionaility against eliminative and naturalistic alternatives, showing the interconnections between the philosophy of mind, theology, and Intelligent Design. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499. . 2004. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Agents Under Fire: Materialism and the Rationality of Science
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0742534049
• ISBN 13: 9780742534049
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In the first study of its kind, Agents Under Fire defends a robust notion of agency and intentionality against eliminative and naturalistic alternatives, showing the interconnections between the philosophy of mind, theology, and Intelligent Design. Menuge argues that Behe's irreducible complexity is a challenge to reductionism not only in biology, but also in psychology, and shows the inability of the Darwinian psychology proposed by Dawkins, Dennett, and Steven Pinker to explain the integration, unity, direction, and reliability of rational thought.

This fascinating defense against scientific materialism is the only book-length study relating Intelligent Design to contemporary issues in the philosophy of mind. Drawing on his experience as both a philosopher and a computer scientist, Menuge deftly shows the reader that the materialist's attempts to rid science of all commitment to teleology can only result in incoherence, and presents instead his own unique argument for the legitimacy of Intelligent Design.

About the Author

Angus Menuge is associate professor of philosophy and associate director of the Cranach Institute at Concordia University Wisconsin. He holds a B.A. in philosophy from the University of Warwick, an M.A. and a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a DCA in Christian Apologetics from the International Academy of Apologetics, Evangelism, and Human Rights. Dr. Menuge is editor of three books, C. S. Lewis: Lightbearer in the Shadowlands (Crossway Books, 1997), Christ and Culture in Dialogue (Concordia Publishing House, 1999) and Reading God's World: The Vocation of Scientist (Concordia Publishing House, forthcoming).