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Abstract

This chapter presents Agazzi’s considerations on the relationship between science and religion. In the first part I discuss Agazzi’s analysis of natural and empirical science, which can be seen as a source of the modern and systematic conflict with religious belief, if science is interpreted according to logical positiv­ism.

This interpretation mainly means taking the scientific perspective (i.e. physical objectivity) as closed, precluding any metaphysical view. In the second part I focus on the positive relationship between metaphysical insight and religious faith, which is a necessary condition for the harmony between science and religion. I will espe­cially highlight Agazzi’s notion of rational faith as a helpful element in a correct understanding of the problem tackled in this chapter. Faith and reason are necessary interactive elements both in natural science and in philosophy or metaphysics.

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Source: Alai M., Buzzoni M., Tarozzi G. (eds.). Science Between Truth and Ethical Responsibility: Evandro Agazzi in the Contemporary Scientific and Philosophical Debate. Springer,2015. — 337 pp.. 2015

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