{"product_id":"9780199247608","title":"World Without Design","description":"Philosophical naturalism, according to which philosophy is continuous with the natural sciences, has dominated the Western academy for well over a century; but Michael Rea claims that it is without rational foundation, and that the costs of embracing it are surprisingly high The first part of this book provides a fair and historically informed characterization of naturalism. The author then argues a surprising conclusion - that naturalists are committed to rejecting realism about material objects, materialism, and perhaps realism about other minds. This conclusion is striking, largely because naturalism is often simply identified with materialism, and the remaining two theses are ones that naturalists very typically want to endorse Rea goes on to examine two alternative research programmes: intuitionism and supernaturalism, and argues for the conclusion that intuitionism, under certain circumstances, is self-defeating. The book offers a provocative challenge to philosophical orthodoxy. It may well make uncomfortable reading for many philosophers.","brand":"Michael C. Rea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45744164208958,"sku":"9780199247608","price":5523.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9780199247608_e1051ce8-e12c-419b-93cc-744500349db7.jpg?v=1707223666","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9780199247608","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}