BEGINNING WITH BRENTANO: THE IDEA OF PHILOSOPHY AS SCIENCE IN 19th CENTURY THOUGHT

I analyze the meanings of the term science in different historical contexts, establishing distinctions between the Aristotelian use of the term and subsequently its modern use. I emphasize the situation in the 19th century, believing that the way Mill and Newman think about science is relevant to the way we view the relationship between science and theology today. Starting from these facts of a linguistic and theoretical nature, I argue that it is the privilege and freely assumed responsibility of each of us to produce arguments to support our positions in the matter of the relation between science and theology.