The Justification of Science and the Rationality of Religious Belief

by Michael Banner

In this critical examination of recent accounts of the nature of science and of its justification given by Kuhn, Popper, Lakatos, Laudan, and Newton-Smith, Banner contends that models of scientific rationality which are used in criticism of religious beliefs are in fact often inadequate as accounts of the nature of science. He argues that a realist philosophy of science both reflects the character of science and scientific justifications, and suggests that religious belief could be given a justification of the same sort.

208 pages, Paperback

First published August 23, 1990

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[Richard Williams]

Justification of Science and the Rationality of Religious Belief by Michael C. Banner (1992)