Abstract
Jaki, Distinguished Professor at Seton Hall University, is one of the twentieth century’s most prolific historians and philosophers of science. He has earned doctorates in both theology and physics, written nearly forty books, made an honorary member of the Pontifical Academy of Science, and was the recipient of the Lecomte du Nouy Prize for 1970 and the Templeton Prize for 1987. His work is not easily categorized. Although he is a staunch foe of scientism, Jaki avoids identification with some of the more parochial evangelical Christian responses to matters of evolution, design, and teleology. In this provocative essay, Jaki vigorously defends realist epistemology and the importance of metaphysics. In the process, he presents a sustained critique of "the baneful influence of science on philosophy."