SCIENTIFIC COGNITION AND ABSOLUTE TRUTH. Criticism of Siemion L. Frank’s Argument for the existence of God Cover Image

Poznanie naukowe a prawda absolutna. Krytyka argumentu za istnieniem Boga Siemiona L. Franka
SCIENTIFIC COGNITION AND ABSOLUTE TRUTH. Criticism of Siemion L. Frank’s Argument for the existence of God

Author(s): Zofia Sajdek
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History of Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: science;absolute truth;existence of God;Siemion Frank;

Summary/Abstract: According to a Russian philosopher Siemion Frank, there is no such thing as “truth” in science without making a pre‑assumption about the existence of some kind absolute, and in Frank’s eyes “absolute” always equals “God”. That is why you cannot be an atheist and scientist at the same time. The article is an attempt to show that it is not a proper notion of what science is or should be because: 1) science does not need any idea of truth (maybe philosophy of science does), 2) a consistent notion of truth can be formulated without any notion of absolute, 3) “absolute” not always equals “God”, or even “transcendence”.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 25-40
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish
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