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I think Feser makes some good points about how scientism goes right past nihilism into utter incoherence.
He goes through Rosenberg's Atheist Guide to Reality, but he also critiques an article Rosenberg wrote that I think it worth going through. It shows how Rosenberg breaks down the way materialism can lead to bizarre conclusions (no meaning, no morality, no history).
He goes through Rosenberg's Atheist Guide to Reality, but he also critiques an article Rosenberg wrote that I think it worth going through. It shows how Rosenberg breaks down the way materialism can lead to bizarre conclusions (no meaning, no morality, no history).
Rosenberg’s 2009 article “The Disenchanted Naturalist’s Guide to Reality” was a precursor to the book. A number of philosophers commented on the article, and I wrote up my own response here:
“Rosenberg on naturalism”
Rosenberg then responded to his critics here. I posted a couple of replies to this response:
“Rosenberg responds to his critics”
“Misinformation campaign”
Finally, just to pile it on, some links to critical reviews of Rosenberg’s book by philosophers otherwise sympathetic to his naturalism: Michael Ruse,
Philip Kitcher, and Massimo Pigliucci.