Why Religion is Natural and Science is Not
McCauley, Robert N.
Why Religion is Natural and Science is Not - New York Oxford 2011 - 335
The battle between religion and science, competing methods of knowing ourselves and our world, has been raging for many centuries. Now scientists themselves are looking at cognitive foundations of religion--and arriving at some surprising conclusions. Over the course of the past two decades, scholars have employed insights gleaned from cognitive science, evolutionary biology, and related disciplines to illuminate the study of religion. In Why Religion is Natural and Science Is Not, Robert N. McCauley, one of the founding fathers of the cognitive science of religion, argues that our minds are b
978-0199341542
Psychology, Religious
Religion and science
Cognition and culture
201.65 MCC
Why Religion is Natural and Science is Not - New York Oxford 2011 - 335
The battle between religion and science, competing methods of knowing ourselves and our world, has been raging for many centuries. Now scientists themselves are looking at cognitive foundations of religion--and arriving at some surprising conclusions. Over the course of the past two decades, scholars have employed insights gleaned from cognitive science, evolutionary biology, and related disciplines to illuminate the study of religion. In Why Religion is Natural and Science Is Not, Robert N. McCauley, one of the founding fathers of the cognitive science of religion, argues that our minds are b
978-0199341542
Psychology, Religious
Religion and science
Cognition and culture
201.65 MCC
