Tag: Richard C. Lewontin (1929–2021)

A cluster of tiny tea candles gently floating on a dark river illuminating the water with soft golden light

^{Type
post

Denyse O'Leary
Date
August 11, 2025

Categorized
Philosophy of Mind, Science

Tagged
Carl Sagan (1934–1996), Demon-Haunted World (1996), Edward Feser, eliminative materialism, Richard C. Lewontin (1929–2021), Richard Lewontin on science}

Taking the Side of Science — But How Do We Know Which One It Is?

_{In writing that science’s materialism is absolute, Richard Lewontin wrote as one who did not grasp the fatal flaw in his absolutism} _{Denyse O'Leary
August 11, 2025

5

Philosophy of Mind, Science}

If the mind is an illusion of the brain, the pursuit of science is illusory too. If the mind is real but immaterial, science is saved — but materialism is dead.