Czy kognitywne nauki o religii mogą wyjaśnić religię?
Can Cognitive Science of Religion Explain Religion Away?
Author(s): Konrad SzocikSubject(s): Philosophy, Analytic Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion
Published by: Uniwersytet Warszawski - Wydział Filozofii i Socjologii, Instytut Filozofii
Keywords: cognitive science of religion; religious beliefs; cognition; pragmatism
Summary/Abstract: Cognitive Science of Religion (CSR) explains the origin, transmission, and nature of religious beliefs by means of cognitive mechanisms. It seems that this approach avoids some important contexts of religious beliefs and does not explain the role that these beliefs may play. This paper underlines potential explanatory weak points of CSR and suggests to extend this approach so that it includes questions of consciousness, as well as psychological and social usefulness of religious beliefs.
Journal: Filozofia Nauki
- Issue Year: 24/2016
- Issue No: 2 (94)
- Page Range: 119-132
- Page Count: 14
- Language: Polish