Animism and science in European perspective.
Aristotelian animism
Cross-cultural collaboration
Epistemic neighbourliness
European science
History of european science
Indigenous knowledge
Journal
Studies in history and philosophy of science
ISSN: 0039-3681
Titre abrégé: Stud Hist Philos Sci
Pays: England
ID NLM: 1250602
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
04 Dec 2023
04 Dec 2023
Historique:
received:
03
10
2022
revised:
17
07
2023
accepted:
08
11
2023
medline:
6
12
2023
pubmed:
6
12
2023
entrez:
5
12
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
The European tradition makes a sharp distinction between animism and science. On the basis of this distinction, either animism is reproved for failing to reach the heights of science, or science is reproved for failing to reach the heights of animism. In this essay, I draw on work in the history and philosophy and science, combined with a method from the sociology of scientific knowledge, to question the sharpness of this distinction. Along the way, I also take guidance from the research of North American Indigenous scholars. As it turns out, there is a rich, if largely overlooked, tradition of Aristotelian animism running through the history of modern European science, and this tradition sometimes resonates with Indigenous perspectives. By challenging the entrenched distinction between animism and science, I aim to help reconcile ongoing tensions between Indigenous and European scientific groups, and so strengthen prospects for their mutually beneficial cooperation.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38052133
pii: S0039-3681(23)00158-9
doi: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2023.11.001
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
46-57Informations de copyright
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