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The evolution of the human mind : from supernaturalism to naturalism : an anthropological perspective /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carneiro, Robert L. (Robert Leonard), 1927-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Clinton Corners, N.Y. : Eliot Werner Publications, [2010]
Subjects:
Human evolution.
Cognition.
Evolutionary psychology.
Psychology, Religious.
Brain > Evolution.
Religion and science.
Thought and thinking.
Social evolution.
Naturalism.
Supernatural.
Science > Philosophy.
Online Access:Table of contents only
Table of Contents:
  • The emergence of the supernatural
  • The spirit world elaborates
  • Origin myths : accounting for things as they are
  • The life of the soul after death
  • The later history of soul beliefs
  • The birth and evolution of the gods
  • The rise of scientific thinking
  • The impact of the physical sciences
  • The attenuation of the concept of God
  • The expansion of naturalism
  • The rise and demise of idealist philosophy
  • The coming of evolution and its impact
  • The religious views of Charles Darwin
  • The twin specters of atheism and materialism
  • Vitalism vs. mechanism in the interpretation of life
  • Accounting for the origin of life
  • Evolution and emergence
  • The diminishing role of God in history
  • Free will vs. determinism
  • The doctrine of the two magesteria
  • The scientists speak out : the theists
  • The scientists speak out : the non-theists
  • Past trends, current status, and future prospects.