Oracles, Prophets and the Exoteric Circles of Science and Religion
Keywords: 
Conflict thesis
Demarcation criteria
Science and religion
Ludwig Fleck
Mariano Artigas
Popularization of science
Issue Date: 
2016
Publisher: 
Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Navarra
ISSN: 
2353-5636
Citation: 
Navarro, J. (2016). Oracles, Prophets and the Exoteric Circles of Science and Religion. Scientia et Fides 4, Nº 2, pp. 285-301
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Scientia et Fides APCZ Inicio Acerca de Iniciar sesión Registrarse Buscar Actual Archivos Avisos Inicio > Vol. 4, Núm. 2 (2016) > Navarro Acerca del autor/a Jaume Navarro Universidad del País Vasco España Usuario/a Nombre de usuario/a Contraseña No cerrar sesión Idioma Contenido de la revista Examinar Por número Por autor/a Por título Otras revistas Herramientas del artículo Imprima este artículo Metadatos de indexación Cómo citar un elemento Referencias de búsqueda Política de revisión Palabras clave Artigas Mariano Artigas anthropology causalidad ciencia ciencia y fe ciencia y religión consciousness creación evolución fe filosofía filosofía de la naturaleza finalidad free will metafísica persona reductionism religion science theology ##plugins.block.keywordCloud.subjectClassification## Dla redakcji: . 1. Zasady wprowadzania DOI. __________________________________ 2. Filmy, jak korzystać z Platformy Czasopism. __________________________________ 3. Indeksowanie czasopism - zobacz polecane bazy. __________________________________ The journal content is indexed in CrossCheck, the CrossRef initiative to prevent scholarly and professional plagiarism Oracles, Prophets and the Exoteric Circles of Science and Religion Jaume Navarro DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/SetF.2016.030 Resumen Drawing upon Karl Giberson and Mariano Artigas’ joint book The Oracles of Science, I discuss the limits of an emphasis on so-called philosophical bridges in the relationship between science and religion. Epistemological and metaphysical analyses of the claims by scientists and religious people are indeed necessary to avoid illegitimate extrapolations; but a clear separation between scientific and religious statements is problematic. Following Ludwig Fleck’s characterisation of the esoteric and the exoteric circles of science, I argue that popularization of science is always embedded in scientific cultures and ideological agendas and that one cannot expect a clear demarcation criterion between pure science and pure popularization. I also consider Lyda Walsh’s rhetorical analysis of the scientists as prophets to understand the oracles’ public portrayal of science in pseudo-religious terms.

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