Scientism maintains that science is our only source of knowledge about the world and ourselves. This collection is one of the first to develop, analyze, and assess scientism in detail. It features twelve novel contributions by noted philosophers of science, epistemologists, and metaphysicians.

• Introduction: Putting Scientism on the Philosophical Agenda


• René van Woudenberg, Rik Peels, and Jeroen de Ridder


• 1. A Conceptual Map of Scientism


• Rik Peels


• 2. Scientism and Its Rivals


• Mikael Stenmark


• 3. Philosophical Challenges for Scientism (And How to Meet Them?)


• Alex Rosenberg


• 4. Scientism with a Humane Face


• James Ladyman


• 5. Philosophy, Science, and Common Sense


• Hilary Kornblith


• 6. Is Scientism Epistemically Vicious?


• Ian James Kidd


• 7. An Epistemological Critique of Scientism


• René van Woudenberg


• 8. Kinds of Knowledge, Limits of Science


• Jeroen de Ridder


• 9. Scientism: Who Needs It?


• Alvin Plantinga


• 10. Cognitive Science and Moral Philosophy: Challenging Scientistic Overreach


• William FitzPatrick


• 11. Physicalism, not Scientism


• Alyssa Ney


• 12. Moderate Scientism in Philosophy


• Wesley Buckwalter and John Turri

Jeroen de Ridder is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Rik Peels is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
René van Woudenberg is Professor of Philosophy at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.