Materialism’s Failures: Hylemorphism’s Vindication
by Dr. Dennis Bonnette
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Scientific materialists propose certain epistemological and ontological claims, allegedly in the name of natural science, that conflict with man’s common sense experience of the world. This article will show (1) that such claims are not based on sound natural science, but the assumed philosophy of materialism, (2) that the materialist/atomist worldview is fundamentally flawed, and (3) that hylemorphism offers scientifically-compatible alternatives that align with reality. Materialism's Epistemological Blunder Human knowledge begins with sense experience, including that of immediately-given extramental physical... Read More
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