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World and Life Views, Emerging From Religion, Philosophy and Nature

Author : Helge Kragh
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (867 download)

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Download or read book World and Life Views, Emerging From Religion, Philosophy and Nature written by Helge Kragh and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-12-26 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the theological opus of Professor Max Bernhard Weinstein, probably best known as a physicist teaching at the prestigious University of Berlin, and as an early skeptic of Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity. In addition to these activities, he carried a strong interest in theology and the history of religion, delivering several lectures on the relationship between those topics and the study of physics, culminating in his 1910 publication of Welt- und Lebensanschauungen, Hervorgegangen aus Religion, Philosophie und Naturerkenntnis (World and Life Views, Emerging From Religion, Philosophy and Nature). And so, it is something of a lost classic, one able to be thoroughly eyebrow-raising to the German reader, and prospectively equally so to the English reader. Translating this fascinating book to a more widely spoken language-and enabling its republication in that form-has been a step towards preserving an almost-lost treasure chest of knowledge and analysis for a vast swath of the world. We hope to regenerate Weinstein's forward-thinking observations, keeping them and their context alive for a new generation of the world. Every effort has been made to match the content to the pagination of the original, so that when you cite to a passage in this translation, the page holding that content will exactly correspond to the page in Weinstein's original work. With a few exceptions made necessary by typesetting conventions, even the sentence breaks match those of the original. Naturally, this has led to some unusual points of division between the pages, but we feel this is worth it to fully replicate the feel of reading Professor Weinstein's original work as it was originally laid out.In addition to the translation of Professor Weinstein's text, an excellent and enlightening Foreword has been provided by the esteemed Danish historian of science, Professor Helge Kragh, currently Professor Emeritus at the Niels Bohr Institute. Here, Professor Kragh-who has previously examined Professor Weinstein's philosophy in his own 2008 book, Entropic Creation: Religious Contexts of Thermodynamics and Cosmology-has painted in a few pages an encapsulating picture of the scientific milieu of Professor Weinstein's day, vital to understanding a book drawn from that period.

World and Life Views, Emerging From Religion, Philosophy and Perception of Nature

Author : Prof. Dr. Max Bernhard Weinstein
Publisher : Pandeism Anthology Project
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 526 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (793 download)

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Download or read book World and Life Views, Emerging From Religion, Philosophy and Perception of Nature written by Prof. Dr. Max Bernhard Weinstein and published by Pandeism Anthology Project. This book was released on 2024-07-01 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in German in 1910 as Welt- und Lebensanschauungen, Hervorgegangen aus Religion, Philosophie und Naturerkenntnis, this philosophical opus of Dr. Max Bernhard Weinstein has been painstakingly translated into English, with exquisite attention paid to insuring that the pagination and illustrations remain identical to that of the original,

Why We Need Religion

Author : Stephen T. Asma
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190469692
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book Why We Need Religion written by Stephen T. Asma and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-09 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How we feel is as vital to our survival as how we think. This claim, based on the premise that emotions are largely adaptive, serves as the organizing theme of Why We Need Religion. This book is a novel pathway in a well-trodden field of religious studies and philosophy of religion. Stephen Asma argues that, like art, religion has direct access to our emotional lives in ways that science does not. Yes, science can give us emotional feelings of wonder and the sublime--we can feel the sacred depths of nature--but there are many forms of human suffering and vulnerability that are beyond the reach of help from science. Different emotional stresses require different kinds of rescue. Unlike secular authors who praise religion's ethical and civilizing function, Asma argues that its core value lies in its emotionally therapeutic power. No theorist of religion has failed to notice the importance of emotions in spiritual and ritual life, but truly systematic research has only recently delivered concrete data on the neurology, psychology, and anthropology of the emotional systems. This very recent "affective turn" has begun to map out a powerful territory of embodied cognition. Why We Need Religion incorporates new data from these affective sciences into the philosophy of religion. It goes on to describe the way in which religion manages those systems--rage, play, lust, care, grief, and so on. Finally, it argues that religion is still the best cultural apparatus for doing this adaptive work. In short, the book is a Darwinian defense of religious emotions and the cultural systems that manage them.

Life's Ultimate Questions

Author : Ronald H. Nash
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
ISBN 13 : 0310873061
Total Pages : 1216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Life's Ultimate Questions written by Ronald H. Nash and published by Zondervan Academic. This book was released on 2010-08-03 with total page 1216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life's Ultimate Questions is unique among introductory philosophy textbooks. By synthesizing three distinct approaches—topical, historical, and worldview/conceptual systems—it affords students a breadth and depth of perspective previously unavailable in standard introductory texts. Part One, Six Conceptual Systems, explores the philosophies of: naturalism, Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, Augustine, and Aquinas. Part Two, Important Problems in Philosophy, sheds light on: The Law of Noncontradiction, Possible Words, Epistemology I: Whatever Happened to Truth?, Epistemology II: A Tale of Two Systems, Epistemology III: Reformed Epistemology, God I: The Existence of God, God II: The Nature of God, Metaphysics: Some Questions About Indeterminism, Ethics I: The Downward Path, Ethics II: The Upward Path, Human Nature: The Mind-Body Problem and Survival After Death.

For the Life of the World (Theology for the Life of the World)

Author : Miroslav Volf
Publisher : Brazos Press
ISBN 13 : 1493411241
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book For the Life of the World (Theology for the Life of the World) written by Miroslav Volf and published by Brazos Press. This book was released on 2019-01-22 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The question of what makes life worth living is more vital now than ever. In today's pluralistic, postsecular world, universal values are dismissed as mere matters of private opinion, and the question of what constitutes flourishing life--for ourselves, our neighbors, and the planet as a whole--is neglected in our universities, our churches, and our culture at large. Although we increasingly have technology to do almost anything, we have little sense of what is truly worth accomplishing. In this provocative new contribution to public theology, world-renowned theologian Miroslav Volf (named "America's New Public Intellectual" by Scot McKnight on his Jesus Creed blog) and Matthew Croasmun explain that the intellectual tools needed to rescue us from our present malaise and meet our new cultural challenge are the tools of theology. A renewal of theology is crucial to help us articulate compelling visions of the good life, find our way through the maze of contested questions of value, and answer the fundamental question of what makes life worth living.

The Way of Water and Sprouts of Virtue

Author : Sarah Allan
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791433850
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (338 download)

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Download or read book The Way of Water and Sprouts of Virtue written by Sarah Allan and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explicates early Chinese thought and explores the relationship between language and thought. This book maintains that early Chinese philosophers, whatever their philosophical school, assumed common principles informed the natural and human worlds and that one could understand the nature of man by studying the principles which govern nature. Accordingly, the natural world rather than a religious tradition provided the root metaphors of early Chinese thought. Sarah Allan examines the concrete imagery, most importantly water and plant life, which served as a model for the most fundamental concepts in Chinese philosophy including such ideas as dao, the "way", de, "virtue" or "potency", xin, the "mind/heart", xing "nature", and qi, "vital energy". Water, with its extraordinarily rich capacity for generating imagery, provided the primary model for conceptualizing general cosmic principles while plants provided a model for the continuous sequence of generation, growth, reproduction, and death and was the basis for the Chinese understanding of the nature of man in both religion and philosophy. "I find this book unique among recent efforts to identify and explain essential features of early Chinese thought because of its emphasis on imagery and metaphor". -- Christian Jochim, San Jose State University

The Territories of Science and Religion

Author : Peter Harrison
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022618451X
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book The Territories of Science and Religion written by Peter Harrison and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2015-04-06 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An “extremely rewarding” exploration of how these two great human endeavors can not only coexist but enrich each other (Times Literary Supplement). The conflict between science and religion seems indelible, even eternal. Surely two such divergent views of the universe have always been in fierce opposition? Actually, that’s not the case, says Peter Harrison: Our very concepts of science and religion are relatively recent, emerging only in the past three hundred years, and it is those very categories, rather than their underlying concepts, that constrain our understanding of how the formal study of nature relates to the religious life. In The Territories of Science and Religion, Harrison dismantles what we think we know about the two categories, then puts it all back together again in a provocative, productive new way. By tracing the history of these concepts for the first time in parallel, he illuminates alternative boundaries and little-known relations between them—thereby making it possible for us to learn from their true history, and see other possible ways that scientific study and the religious life might relate to, influence, and mutually enrich each other. A tour de force by a distinguished scholar working at the height of his powers, The Territories of Science and Religion promises to forever alter the way we think about these fundamental pillars of human life and experience. “An admirable contribution to the history of science and religion.” —Publishers Weekly

Bang to Eternity and Betwixt

Author : John Hussey
Publisher : John Hussey
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 3555 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bang to Eternity and Betwixt written by John Hussey and published by John Hussey. This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 3555 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the Cosmos from before the Big Bang through to the creation of our universe and up to but not including our arrival on stage; our will is not yet imposed, we had no hand, act nor part in its provisions, beyond investigating to understand what has been delivered us. The many aspects of the Cosmos are melded, in a headline driven style, to paint a cohesive picture as well as allowing the reader choose to delve further where they may choose to paint their personal picture. Cosmos – includes; • The creation mechanism for our Universe and why there exists a possible Multiverse. • The creation mechanisms of the galaxies with their diversity of Star types. • The space exploration of our Solar System. • The Earth and Moon from their birth to their life driving engines for our planet. • The evolutionary processes that led to our arrival on the planet. • Our natural world with its great events. • Documentary video links on all topics of the book are included. The story is factual in manner, in the proper tradition of reporting, no personal opinions are expressed. The life stories of the standout personalities, in text and video, without whom what is now known, could not have been unraveled, in the case of Cosmos, they are; • Galileo Galilei • Isaac Newton • Albert Einstein • Charles Darwin This is a Video Book, vBook, beyond its text there are 150+ video titles, 100+ viewing hours, downloaded and stored locally on your computer, to be able to watch anytime, offline, without the need for local internet connection. Google ‘Cosmos’ and you get about 27,800,000 search results, so over these last several years I’ve searched out the best documentary videos with their hyperlinks included here, blending their content to report cohesively, supplementing, where appropriate, from Wikipedia and also include those hyperlinks for readers wanting to delve further. The ‘List of Contents’ runs to 6 levels to provide a form of map to the reader as the reporting sequence is not a mere chronology of Cosmic events, it delves, as necessary into the stories as to how the events became understood to us. There is a 7th level, hyperlinked, at its base, which brings further background content, from Wikipedia, to those who choose to read further into any of the topics. The ‘Index’ allows navigation for the reader who has specific interests to investigate through the fabric of the report. The ‘Text’ is structured to 4 levels beginning with the primary, headline driven, main body content followed by relevant Wikipedia extracts, indented in purple, for those choosing to read further into a particular topic through to hyperlinked Wikipedia - Full Article text within the book and in turn out to the website itself. For the reader that wants to stay with the big picture, main body content, there is a “Skip” link to take you past each of the extracts, on to the next headline title and main body content. There are 150+ video content links delivering 100+ hours of viewing time, of the best documentary film available online. The main sequence structure is; • Cosmology – Universe & Multiverse • Geology – Earth & Moon • Biology – Life – Plant & Animal • Ecology – Evolution & Environment – Plant, Animal & Human Special Edition There is also a Special Edition of this book available for US$49.95 which streams all video content from a secure Cloud Drive; therefore, video content cannot be removed by third party video platform providers such as YouTube, DailyMotion, Vimeo….. This Standard Edition streams from these. The Cloud Drive Server also allows you conveniently download to your local drive, as much video content as you choose, to watch, offline, at a time that best suits you. To view or purchase, paste the books ASIN: B00LEWY5WW into the Kindle Store search box. If you've any queries, feel welcome to contact [email protected]

A Meaningful World

Author : Benjamin Wiker
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830874305
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book A Meaningful World written by Benjamin Wiker and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2009-09-20 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meaningful or meaningless? Purposeful or pointless? When we look at nature, whether at our living earth or into deepest space, what do we find? In stark contrast to contemporary claims that the world is meaningless, Benjamin Wiker and Jonathan Witt reveal a cosmos charged with both meaning and purpose. Their journey begins with Shakespeare and ranges through Euclid's geometry, the fine-tuning of the laws of physics, the periodic table of the elements, the artistry of ordinary substances like carbon and water, the intricacy of biological organisms, and the irreducible drama of scientific exploration itself. Along the way, Wiker and Witt fashion a robust argument from evidence in nature, one that rests neither on religious presuppositions nor on a simplistic view of nature as the best of all possible worlds. In their exploration of the cosmos, Wiker and Witt find all the challenges and surprises, all of the mystery and elegance one expects from a work of genius.

The Varieties of Religious Experience

Author : William James
Publisher : Modern Library
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 558 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book The Varieties of Religious Experience written by William James and published by Modern Library. This book was released on 1902 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Varieties of Religious Experience is certainly the most notable of all books in the field of the psychology of religion and probably destined to be the most influential [one] written on religion in the twentieth century," said Walter Houston Clark in Psychology Today. The book was an immediate bestseller upon its publication in June 1902. Reflecting the pluralistic views of psychologist-turned-philosopher William James, it posits that individual religious experiences, rather than the tenets of organized religions, form the backbone of religious life. James's discussion of conversion, repentance, mysticism, and hope of reward and fears of punishment in the hereafter--as well as his observations on the religious experiences of such diverse thinkers as Voltaire, Whitman, Emerson, Luther, Tolstoy, and others--all support his thesis. "James's characteristic humor, his ability to put down the pretentious and to be unpretentious, and his willingness to take some risks in his choices of ancedotal data or provocative theories are all apparent in the book," noted Professor Martin E. Marty. "A reader will come away with more reasons to raise new questions than to feel that old ones have been resolved."

The Sacred and the Profane

Author : Mircea Eliade
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780156792011
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book The Sacred and the Profane written by Mircea Eliade and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1959 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Famed historian of religion Mircea Eliade observes that even moderns who proclaim themselves residents of a completely profane world are still unconsciously nourished by the memory of the sacred. Eliade traces manifestations of the sacred from primitive to modern times in terms of space, time, nature, and the cosmos. In doing so he shows how the total human experience of the religious man compares with that of the nonreligious. This book serves as an excellent introduction to the history of religion, but its perspective also emcompasses philosophical anthropology, phenomenology, and psychology. It will appeal to anyone seeking to discover the potential dimensions of human existence. -- P. [4] of cover.

The New Rationalism

Author : David K. Goodin
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773588159
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book The New Rationalism written by David K. Goodin and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) preached a message of reverence for life - all life - that touched the hearts of a generation. As a medical doctor in French Equatorial Africa who selflessly helped those in need, Schweitzer was recognized with the Nobel Peace Prize in the wake of two world wars. But less than fifty years since the time of his death, the great humanitarian and scholar has faded from public awareness. In The New Rationalism, David Goodin explores the underlying philosophy behind Schweitzer's ethic of compassion, presenting it as a response to contemporary questions in social justice, economic equality, and environmental action. For the first time, the political, sociological, and philosophical contexts supporting the development of Schweitzer's ethic are examined in order to bring his timeless message of elemental morality to new life for the modern world. Inspired by Arthur Schopenhauer and Friedrich Nietzsche, Schweitzer built his ethic to create an elemental nature philosophy compatible with empirical science, and to support a new ontological understanding of the human person - a project he termed the New Rationalism. Goodin recovers and analyzes Schweitzer's arguments and shows where his theories can provide a framework for both environmental and civic ethics today.

Reality’s Fugue

Author : F. Samuel Brainard
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271080558
Total Pages : 411 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Reality’s Fugue written by F. Samuel Brainard and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2017-09-21 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science, religion, philosophy: these three categories of thought have organized humankind’s search for meaning from time immemorial. Reality’s Fugue presents a compelling case that these ways of understanding, often seen as competing, are part of a larger puzzle that cannot be rendered by one account of reality alone. This book begins with an overview of the concept of reality and the philosophical difficulties associated with attempts to account for it through any single worldview. By clarifying the differences among first-person, third-person, and dualist understandings of reality, F. Samuel Brainard repurposes the three predominant ways of making sense of those differences: exclusionist (only one worldview can be right), inclusivist (viewing other worldviews through the lens of one in order to incorporate them all, and thus distorting them), and pluralist or relativist (holding that there are no universals, and truth is relative). His alternative mode of understanding uses Douglas Hofstadter’s metaphor of a musical fugue that allows different “voices” and “melodies” of worldviews to coexist in counterpoint and conversation, while each remains distinct, with none privileged above the others. Approaching reality in this way, Brainard argues, opens up the possibility for a multivoiced perspective that can overcome the skeptical challenges that metaphysical positions face. Engagingly argued by a lifelong scholar of philosophy and global religions, this edifying and accessible exploration of the nature of reality addresses deeply meaningful questions about belief, reconciliation, and being.

The World According To Good Gods

Author : Greg Oliver
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781689541275
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book The World According To Good Gods written by Greg Oliver and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-30 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is there something important missing in your life? Are you experiencing anxiety about your future? Do you often query whether there is a God? Do you often ponder what the meaning of your life actually is? Do you sincerely think that you have a really good education? In any case, do you know beyond any doubt what a truly good education is? Do you relate to any of these questions? If yes, then you must read this book. It will provide you with a roadmap of solutions to many (if not all!) problems in your life. "The World According To Good Gods" consists of six separate parts: Part one deals with various subjects like: genesis of all existence, chaos, good and evil, natural ethical principles, science and laws of nature. Part two is about important characteristics of natural and man-made laws and cognitive optimism. Part three talks about natural personal identity, various social aspects of our happiness, gender balance, metaphysics of culture and disintegration of the spirit. Part four is dedicated to such topics as the concept of 'satan', dogmatic systems and the spiritual evolution of the human race. Part five is titled: "Myths, happiness and the sense of life". It deals with the general theory of happiness. It makes blatantly obvious that being happy is the combined summation of all reasons why we exist. Part six explains what the top quality, free and universal system of education and upbringing actually is. This is a book for truth seekers. And it is - for the most part - aimed at people who possess a broad-spectrum academic knowledge. In essence, it is an intellectually engaging textbook, which offers a novel approach to Scientific Naturalism. And so, it is not intended for people with limiting religious views or for those who are harbouring various modern-day dogmatic beliefs. By engaging with religious writers and dogmatics of the past and our modern times, Greg Oliver explains that making sense of human existence is simply impossible without the powerful Reason of modern Science. Things like goodness, happiness, rationality, truth, beauty and life itself, simply cannot be understood as they really are, without the knowledge and the critical way of thinking, which modern sciences offer. In the best tradition of the history's most brilliant philosophers, scientists, sceptics and freethinking writers, Greg explains how we can make actual sense of our existence and find true happiness by rejecting religious faith and dogmas, and instead, accept the Reason of modern Science. It is a comprehensive and well-researched book, which contains many new theses. That's why you do not need to just read this book. You need to put the book down for a time and then come back to it again, instead of reading it at once from the beginning to the end. In other words, you need to take your time and digest it slowly... Grab your copy of this great book now. Enjoy! * * * * *

Epicurus And The Pleasant Life

Author : Haris Dimitriadis
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 138735308X
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (873 download)

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Download or read book Epicurus And The Pleasant Life written by Haris Dimitriadis and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-11-08 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idea that happiness is a choice accessible to all is far from new; the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus developed the Natural Philosophy of life over two thousand years ago, providing practical, contemporary guidelines to finding meaning and happiness. Unlike Plato, who valued the divine logic above all, Epicurus argued that the pursuit of ideals produced by logic alone leads to inner conflict, cognitive dissonance, dissatisfaction, and even depression. He suggested that by first embracing our natural desires, then using logic to determine which choices will increase pleasure over time, and using our will to take action, we could learn and change, and achieve happiness. Join the author Haris Dimitriadis on a journey through the history of philosophical thought, as well as an in-depth look at the modern neuroscience, psychology, and astrophysics, and discover why the ancient Epicurean Philosophy of Nature matters as much today as it did two thousand and three hundred years ago!

Homo Religiosus?

Author : Timothy Samuel Shah
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108395147
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book Homo Religiosus? written by Timothy Samuel Shah and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are humans naturally predisposed to religion and supernatural beliefs? If so, does this naturalness provide a moral foundation for religious freedom? This volume offers a cross-disciplinary approach to these questions, engaging in a range of contemporary debates at the intersection of religion, cognitive science, sociology, anthropology, political science, epistemology, and moral philosophy. The contributors to this original and important volume present individual, sometimes opposing points of view on the naturalness of religion thesis and its implications for religious freedom. Topics include the epistemological foundations of religion, the relationship between religion and health, and a discussion of the philosophical foundations of religious freedom as a natural, universal right, drawing implications for the normative role of religion in public life. By challenging dominant intellectual paradigms, such as the secularization thesis and the Enlightenment view of religion, the volume opens the door to a powerful and provocative reconceptualization of religious freedom.

City of the Good

Author : Michael Mayerfield Bell
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691202915
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book City of the Good written by Michael Mayerfield Bell and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How we came to seek absolute good in religion and nature—and why that quest often leads us astray People have long looked to nature and the divine as paths to the good. In this panoramic meditation on the harmonious life, Michael Mayerfeld Bell traces how these two paths came to be seen as separate from human ways, and how many of today’s conflicts can be traced back thousands of years to this ancient divide. Taking readers on a spellbinding journey through history and across the globe, Bell begins with the pagan view, which sees nature and the divine as entangled with the human—and not necessarily good. But the emergence of urban societies gave rise to new moral concerns about the political character of human life. Wealth and inequality grew, and urban people sought to justify their passions. In the face of such concerns, nature and the divine came to be partitioned from the human, and therefore seen to be good—but they also became absolute and divisive. Bell charts the unfolding of this new moral imagination in the rise of Buddhism, Christianity, Daoism, Hinduism, Jainism, and many other traditions that emerged with bourgeois life. He follows developments in moral thought, from the religions of the ancient Sumerians, Greeks, and Hebrews to the science and environmentalism of today, along the way visiting with contemporary indigenous people in South Africa, Costa Rica, and the United States. City of the Good urges us to embrace the plurality of our traditions—from the pagan to the bourgeois—and to guard against absolutism and remain open to difference and its endless creativity.