Definition of "naturalists" []

• Plural form of naturalist. (noun)

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• "I've noticed this as well and am always reminded of it when I hear certain naturalists talking in such triumphalist terms about how good science is at gathering knowledge."
• "Philosophers, who reject the methodological dualism between the human and the natural sciences as argued for in the hermeneutic context, are commonly referred to as naturalists in the philosophy of social science."
• "Even more problematic for the naturalists is the fact once a fossil suddenly appears in the fossil record it remains surprisingly stable in its basic structure for as long as it is found in the fossil record."