Arguing from Cognitive Science of Religion

Is Religious Belief Debunked?

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

Av Hans Van Eyghen

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This book considers whether recent theories from Cognitive Science of Religion (CSR) undermine the epistemic status of religious belief. After introducing the key theories in the growing area of CSR, Hans Van Eyghen explores some of the epistemic questions surrounding CSR, including: Is CSR incompatible with the truth of religious belief? How might CSR show that religious belief is unreliably formed? And, finally, does CSR undermine the justification of religious belief by religious experiences? In addressing these questions, he demonstrates how CSR does not undermine the epistemic bases for religious belief.This book offers a clear and concise overview of the current state of cognitive science of religion and will be of particular interest to scholars working in philosophy and epistemology of religion.

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Utgivningsdatum2020-04-02
Mått138 x 216 x undefined mm
Vikt358 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor208
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781350100299

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Introduction: Arguing from Cognitive Science of Religion1. Introduction: What is debunking? 2. What is religious belief?3. The Cognitive Science of Religion (CSR)4. Are CSR and religious beliefs incompatible?5. Does CSR show that supernatural belief is unreliably formed?6. Does CSR undermine religious experiences?7. Does CSR undermine the Consensus Gentium Argument?8. ConclusionBibliographyIndex

Does scientifically explaining religious thoughts mean those thoughts are non-rational? Van Eyghen resists any simplistic conclusions when considering new findings and theories coming from cognitive and evolutionary studies of religion. His analysis provides a great service to the growing number of thinkers interested in the theological and philosophical implications of the scientific study of religion.