Philosophy First! - Ep.332 - Scientism & Secularism - Scientism & 1st Philosophy

The goal is not to reject science. It's understanding the failure that scientism provides when it comes to understanding. However, adopting a philosophy first framework provides the foundation for science to function (and the presuppositions needed for the necessary preconditions of intelligibility). So he's the case for adopting First Philosophy.

TIMELINE:
00:00 - Introduction
01:44 - Recovering Philosophy First In Knowledge
03:07 - Two Benefits Of 1st Philosophy
03:45 - The War Against 1st Philosophy
05:07 - The Two Theses Of 1st Philosophy
06:30 - The Negative Outcomes Of Rejecting 1st Philosophy
07:35 - The Purpose Of Philosophy According To Scientism
09:48 - Why They Reject 1st Philosophy - Starting Assumptions
11:09 - Why They Reject 1st Philosophy - Disagreement Among Philosophy
12:40 - Why They Reject 1st Philosophy - Cartesian Certainty
13:35 - Foundationalism Vs. Cartesian Certainty
17:53 - Cartesian Certainty Impossibility
22:20 - Conclusion

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Scientism and Secularism - Learning to Respond to a Dangerous Ideology by J.P. Moreland
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