The Believing Primate

Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Reflections on the Origin of Religion

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

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Beskrivning

Over the last two decades, scientific accounts of religion have received a great deal of scholarly and popular attention both because of their intrinsic interest and because they are widely seen as potentially as constituting a threat to the religion they analyse. The Believing Primate aims to describe and discuss these scientific accounts as well as to assess their implications. The volume begins with essays by leading scientists in the field, describing these accounts and discussing evidence in their favour. Philosophical and theological reflections on these accounts follow, offered by leading philosophers, theologians, and scientists. This diverse group of scholars address some fascinating underlying questions: Do scientific accounts of religion undermine the justification of religious belief? Do such accounts show religion to be an accidental by-product of our evolutionary development? And, whilst we seem naturally disposed toward religion, would we fare better or worse without it? Bringing together dissenting perspectives, this provocative collection will serve to freshly illuminate ongoing debate on these perennial questions.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-03-12
Mått:165 x 240 x 22 mm
Vikt:780 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:384
Förlag:OUP OXFORD
ISBN:9780199557028

Utforska kategorier

Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kognitiv psykologi inom Psykologi och pedagogik

Mer om författaren

Michael Murray is the Arthur and Katherine Shadek Professor in the Humanities and Philosophy at Franklin and Marshall College (Lancaster, PA). He received his B.A. at Franklin & Marshall College, and his M.A, and Ph.D at the University of Notre Dame. He has held fellowships from the Institute for Research in the Humanities (Madison, Wisconsin), the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Philosophical Society, and the Notre Dame Center for Philosophy of Religion.

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it is impossible in a short review to do justice to these diverse treasures... this is a volume of welcome breadth and depth and is a must-read for anyone deeply interested in current science-and-religion issues.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction ; 1. Hand of God, Mind of Man: Punishment and Cognition in the Evolution of Cooperation ; 2. Religiosity as mental time travel: cognitive adaptations for religious behavior ; 3. Cognitive Science, Religion & Theology ; 4. Is Religion Adaptive? Yes, no, neutral, but mostly we don't know ; 5. Religious Belief as an Evolutionary Accident ; 6. Explaining Belief in the Supernatural: Some thoughts on Paul Bloom's 'Religious Belief as Evolutionary Accident' ; 7. Games Scientists Play ; 8. Scientific Explanations of Religion and the Justification of Religious Belief ; 9. Evolutionary Accounts of Religion: Explaining and Explaining Away ; 10. Explaining Religious Experience ; 11. Humanness in their hearts: Where science and religion fuse ; 12. Theology and Evolution: How Much Can Biology Explain ; 13. Cognitive Science and the Evolutionof Religion: A Philosophical and Theological Appraisal ; 14. Does Naturalism Warrant a Moral Belief in Universal Benevolence and Human Rights? ; 15. Moral Psychology and the Misunderstanding of Religion ; 16. Evolutionary Social Constructivism: Narrowing (but not yet bridging) the Gap