The believing primate : scientific, philosophical, and theological reflections on the origin of religion /
Scientific accounts of religion have received a great deal of scholarly and popular attention. This book draws on the expertize of scientists, philosophers, and theologians, from across a wide spectrum of debate, to describe and discuss current scientific accounts.
| Other Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2009.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Hand of God, mind of man : punishment and cognition in the evolution of cooperation / Dominic Johnson and Jesse Bering
- Religiosity as mental time-travel : cognitive adaptations for religious behavior / Joseph Bulbulia
- Cognitive science, religion, and theology / Justin Barrett
- Is religion adaptive? Yes, no, neutral, but mostly we don't know / Peter J. Richerson and Lesley Newson
- Religious belief as an evolutionary accident / Paul Bloom
- Explaining belief in the supernatural : some thoughts on Paul Bloom's "Religious belief as an evolutionary accident" / Peter van Imogen
- Games scientists play / Alvin Plantinga
- Scientific explanations of religion and the justification of religious belief / Michael J. Murray
- Evolutionary accounts of religion : explaining and explaining away / Michael J. Murray and Andrew Goldberg
- Explaining religious experience / Charles Taliaferro
- Humanness in their hearts : where science and religion fuse / Del Ratzsch
- Theology and evolution : how much can biology explain? / John Haught
- Cognitive science and the evolution of religion : philosophical and theological appraisal / Nancey Murphy
- Moral psychology and the misunderstanding of religion / Jonathan Haidt
- Does naturalism warrant a moral belief in universal benevolence and human rights? / Christian Smith
- Evolutionary social constructivism : narrowing (but not yet bridging) the gap / David Sloan Wilson.