: Feser contends that the "mechanical" vision of nature (seeing the world as purposeless particles in motion) is a philosophical choice, not a scientific discovery, and that it inevitably undermines human reason and morality.
: He argues that modern thought mistakenly abandoned Aristotle’s four causes—material, formal, efficient, and final (purpose/goal-directedness)—in favor of a purely mechanical worldview. The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New ...
The book is noted for its . Feser admits the book is "angry," written to meet the "bluster" of New Atheism with equal rhetorical force. The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism : Feser contends that the "mechanical" vision of