Analogy, Social Sciences and Religion
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Analogy, Creation, Constructivism, AnthropologyAbstract
In this text, we ask if analogy can enable a dialogue between religion and the social sciences. To do so, we focus in the conflict between the biblical understanding of man as a created being and the notion of human nature as a social construct. Although there seems to be a fundamental dispute in social constructivism between nature and freedom (Ian Hacking), we consider analogical reasoning (Mauricio Beuchot) enables anthropological views, like Philip Hefner’s, that include central aspects of the doctrine of creation and understand nature and freedom as complementary human features, thus allowing the desired dialogue.
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