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In the Name of God : the Evolutionary Origins of Religious Ethics and Violence.
Religion is one of the most powerful forces running through human history, and although often presented as a force for good, its impact is frequently violent and divisive. This provocative work brings together cutting-edge research from both evolutionary and cognitive psychology to help readers unde...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
John Wiley & Sons,
2011.
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| Edición: | 5th ed. |
| Colección: | Blackwell public philosophy.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION: EVOLUTION AND MIND; 1: THE EVOLUTION OF MORALITY; Setting the Task; The Moral Brain; The First Layer: Kin Selection; The Second Layer: Reciprocal Altruism; A Third Layer: Indirect Reciprocity; A Fourth Layer: Cultural Group Selection; A Fifth Layer: The Moral Emotions; Conclusion: From Moral Grammar to Moral Systems; 2: THE EVOLUTION OF MORAL RELIGIONS; Setting the Task; The Evolution of the Religious Mind; Conceptualizing the Almighty; The Moral Function of Gods; 3: EVOLUTIONARY RELIGIOUS ETHICS: JUDAISM.
- Setting the TaskConstructing Yahweh; The Ten Commandments: An Evolutionary Interpretation; Conclusion: The Evolved Law; 4: EVOLUTIONARY RELIGIOUS ETHICS: CHRISTIANITY; Setting the Task; Constructing the Christ; Setting the Boundaries: Christian and/or Jew?; The Third Race: Christians as In-Group; Putting on Christ: Christianity's Signals of Commitment; Loving Your Neighbor and Turning the Other Cheek; 5: RELIGION, VIOLENCE, AND THE EVOLVED MIND; Setting the Task; Devoted to Destruction: Sanctified Violence and Judaism; The Blood of the Lamb.
- A Case Study in the Evolved Psychology of Religious Violence: 9/116: RELIGION EVOLVING; Setting the Task; Varieties of Religious Expressions; If There Were No God. .; Religion, Ethics, and Violence: An Assessment; Responding to Religion, Ethics, and Violence: Some Proposals; Conclusions; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.