Cosmology: Methodological Debates in the 1930s and 1940s
George Gale · 2024 · Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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Summary
Historical survey of methodological disputes around cosmology and theology, including how scientific cosmology has been interpreted, resisted, or recruited in religious arguments.
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Background for theological readings of contemporary cosmology, useful for separating genuine cosmological evidence from retrospective religious interpretation.
Citation record
- Authors
- George Gale
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Source type
- Philosophy reference
- Map role
- context
- Credibility level
- primary
- Citation status
- Verified
- DOI
- Not recorded
- PubMed
- Not recorded
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