Peter Harrison
Emeritus Professor of History and Philosophy, The University of Queensland, Australia
Peter Harrison is professor emeritus of history and philosophy at the University of Queensland and professorial research fellow at the University of Notre Dame, Australia. His books include The Territories of Science and Religion (Chicago, 2015), and Some New World: Myths of Supernatural Belief in a Secular Age (Cambridge, 2024).
Written by Peter Harrison
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History of science
The birth of naturalism
The modern era is often seen as the triumph of science over supernaturalism. But what really happened is far more interesting
Peter Harrison
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History of science
The missing conversation
To the detriment of the public, scientists and historians don’t engage with one another. They must begin a new dialogue
Lorraine Daston & Peter Harrison
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History of science
Reformation of science
Protestantism didn’t hold back science – it revolutionised its methods, its theoretical content and its social significance
Peter Harrison
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History of ideas
‘I believe because it is absurd’: Christianity’s first meme
Peter Harrison
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History of science
Why religion is not going away and science will not destroy it
Peter Harrison