Philosophical Naturalism
Philosophy is continuous with science; there is no privileged route to knowledge outside it.
What it claims
Philosophical naturalism rejects a first philosophy that stands outside science to provide its foundations. Philosophy instead works in continuity with scientific methods and findings. Ontological naturalism denies a supernatural realm; methodological versions require philosophical claims to engage with our best science.
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Key thinkers
W. V. O. Quine · David Papineau · Philip Kitcher · Wilfrid Sellars · Penelope Maddy