The Nature of God - Evolution and Religion
(Sprache: Englisch)
To explain religious behavior is a daunting task. One very recent attempt is to explain religious behaviors and religion within an evolutionary framework. In this volume leading experts from various disciplines analyze religion and religiosity as phenomena...
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To explain religious behavior is a daunting task. One very recent attempt is to explain religious behaviors and religion within an evolutionary framework. In this volume leading experts from various disciplines analyze religion and religiosity as phenomena in a Darwinian world. Is religiosity adaptive? Are religious people more fertile? Do we have cognitive predispositions to be religious? Are children natural believers? These questions are answered in this fascinating array of contributions from the field of evolutionary studies of religion.
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To explain religious behavior is a daunting task. One very recent attempt is to explain religious behaviors and religion within an evolutionary framework. In this volume leading experts from various disciplines analyze religion and religiosity as phenomena in a Darwinian world. Is religiosity adaptive? Are religious people more fertile? Do we have cognitive predispositions to be religious? Are children natural believers? These questions are answered in this fascinating array of contributions from the field of evolutionary studies of religion.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „The Nature of God - Evolution and Religion “
1. Introduction - Connections between evolution and religion: Gerhard Vollmer 2. From evolution to religion? About scienti¿c and non-scienti¿ c explanations of religious phenomena: Thomas Sukopp 3. Religious Concepts as Necessary Components of the Adaptive Religious System: Benjamin Grant Purzycki/Richard Sosis 4. Religiousness in the era of genes: Caspar Söling 5. Can Religious Belief Be Explained Away? - Reasons and Causes of Religious Belief: Justin L. Barrett/David Leech/Aku Visala 6. The Role of Religious Concepts in the Evolution of Human Cognition: Rebekah A. Richert/Erin I. Smith 7. Harnessing the Placebo Effect: Religion as a Cultural Adaptation: Matt J. Rossano 8. Naturalistic Impositions: Hannes Rusch 9. Von Hayek and the Amish Fertility How religious communities manage to be fruitful and multiply - A Case study: Michael Blume
Autoren-Porträt von Ulrich Frey
Dr. Michael Blume, geboren 1976, lehrt Religionswissenschaft an der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena und promovierte über die so genannte "Neurotheologie", den Dialog von Hirnforschern und Religion. Für seinen Wissenschaftsblog "Natur des Glaubens" erhielt er den Scilogs-Preis 2009.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Ulrich Frey
- 2010, 180 Seiten, Maße: 15 x 21,4 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Ulrich Frey
- Verlag: Tectum-Verlag
- ISBN-10: 3828822754
- ISBN-13: 9783828822757
Sprache:
Englisch
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