{"product_id":"beyond-matter-why-science-needs-metaphysics-9781599475127","title":"Beyond Matter: Why Science Needs Metaphysics","description":"\u003cp\u003e Does science have all the answers? Can it even deal with abstract reasoning beyond the world we experience? How can we ensure that the physical world is sufficiently ordered to be intelligible to humans? How can mathematics, a product of human minds, unlock the secrets of the physical universe? Should all such questions be considered inadmissible if science cannot settle them? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Metaphysics has traditionally been understood as reasoning beyond the reach of science, sometimes even claiming realities beyond its grasp. Because of this, metaphysics is often contemptuously dismissed by scientists and philosophers who wish to remain within the bounds of what can be scientifically proven. Yet scientists at the frontiers of physics unwittingly engage in metaphysics, as they are now happy to contemplate whole universes that are, in principle, beyond human reach. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Roger Trigg challenges those who deny that science needs philosophical assumptions. Trigg claims that the foundations of science themselves have to lie beyond science. It takes reasoning apart from experience to discover what is not yet known and this metaphysical reasoning to imagine realities beyond what can be accessed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"In \u003ci\u003eBeyond Matter\u003c\/i\u003e, Roger Trigg advances a powerful, persuasive, fair-minded argument that the sciences require a philosophical, metaphysical foundation. This is a brilliant book for newcomers to the philosophy of science and experts alike.\" --Charles Taliaferro, professor of philosophy, St. Olaf College \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Templeton Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/13\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781599475127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Roger Trigg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44273802281141,"sku":"9781599475127","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8f371cbd-1b3f-4ca7-9531-d67359d2cf2e.jpg?v=1718082609","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/beyond-matter-why-science-needs-metaphysics-9781599475127","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}