On the Value of Methodological Agnosticism and Epistemic Humility

Addressing Misconceptions in the Review by Nenadalová and Geertz

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/jcsr.31585

Keywords:

William James, Methodological agnosticism, Epistemic Humility

Abstract

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Author Biography

  • David B Yaden, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    David B. Yaden, PhD

    Assistant Professor

    Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Research Associate

    Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics

    University of Oxford

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Yaden, D. B., & Newberg, A. (2022). The varieties of spiritual experience: 21st century research and perspectives. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Published

2024-12-23

Issue

Section

Book Review Essays

How to Cite

Yaden, D. B. (2024). On the Value of Methodological Agnosticism and Epistemic Humility: Addressing Misconceptions in the Review by Nenadalová and Geertz. Journal for the Cognitive Science of Religion, 9(2), 163–171. https://doi.org/10.1558/jcsr.31585