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Cognition
cognitive anthropology
Conferring
Debunking Argument
Epistemic Premise
Epistemic Rationality
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Error Management Theory
Evolution
Evolutionary Debunking Argument
evolutionary psychology religion
Evolutionary Scepticism
experimental psychology religion
Face Toface
Follow
Hazard Precaution System
Hyperactive Agency Detection Device
Hypersensitive Agent Detection Device
Ideal Rational Agent
interdisciplinary religious studies
MCI
MCI Concept
Milvian Bridge
Natural Explanation
naturalistic explanations belief
Part III
Philosophy
Religion
Religiosity
Religious Belief
Religious Cognition
ritual behavior analysis
Science
scientific theories of religious cognition
Sociology
Stag Hunt
Standard Model
Supernatural Agents
Theory
Truth Tracking
Violated

Product details

  • ISBN 9781138108929
  • Weight: 453g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 31 May 2017
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Religious belief, once in the domain of the humanities, has found a new home in the sciences. Promising new developments in the study of religion by cognitive scientists and evolutionary theorists put forward empirical hypotheses regarding the origin, spread, and character of religious beliefs. Different theories deal with different aspects of human religiosity – some focus on religious beliefs, while others focus on religious actions, and still others on the origin of religious ideas. While these theories might share a similar focus, there is plenty of disagreement in the explanations they offer.

This volume examines the diversity of new scientific theories of religion, by outlining the logical and causal relationships between these enterprises. Are they truly in competition, as their proponents sometimes suggest, or are they complementary and mutually illuminating accounts of religious belief and practice? Cognitive science has gained much from an interdisciplinary focus on mental function, and this volume explores the benefits that can be gained from a similar approach to the scientific study of religion.

About
Gregory Dawes holds a joint appointment as Associate Professor in Philosophy and Religion at the University of Otago and has PhD degrees in biblical studies and philosophy from the University of Otago. He has published three books within the area of biblical studies and is the author of Theism and Explanation (Routledge, 2009). James Maclaurin is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Philosophy at Otago and completed his PhD at Australian National University. He is a member of the Royal Society of New Zealand and co-authored What is Biodiversity? (2008) with Kim Sterelny.