Automatic Religion : Nearhuman Agents of Brazil and France /

What distinguishes humans from nonhumans? Two common answers-free will and religion-are in some ways fundamentally opposed. Whereas free will enjoys a central place in our ideas of spontaneity, authorship, and deliberation, religious practices seem to involve a suspension of or relief from the exerc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Johnson, Paul Christopher (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2021]
Temas:
Act (Philosophy)
Act (Philosophy).
Agent (Philosophy)
Agent (Philosophy).
Automatism.
Brazil-Religion-19th century-Case studies.
Free will and determinism.
Human beings.
Philosophical anthropology.
Religion > Philosophy.
Religion-Philosophy.
RELIGION / General.
brazil, brazilian, france, french, religion, religious studies, history, historical, humanity, humans, nonhumans, free will, freedom, 19th century, automatism, ethnography, archival research, philosophy, morality, ethics, morals, ethical, legalism, legal, gender, race, anthropology, determinism, case study, culture, agency, action, ability, understanding.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction Religion-Like Situations
  • 1. Rosalie Psychiatric Nearhuman
  • 2. Juca Rosa Photographic Nearhuman
  • 3. Anastácia Saintly Nearhuman
  • 4. Ajeeb Automaton Nearhuman
  • 5. Chico X Legal Nearhuman
  • Conclusion Agency and Automatic Freedom
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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