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PHIL 201 (STOLZE) Notes on Massimo Pigliucci, Answers for Aristotle, chapters 16-18 and conclusion
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Key Issues in Chapter 16 Religion and Neuroscience Michael Persinger’s “God helmet” Naturalistic vs. Supernaturalistic Explanations of Religious Experience Superstition and Lack of Control Superstition Works (p. 240): “You believe in superstition > You engage in superstitious behavior > This increases your level of self-confidence > This in turn causes you to persist longer at the task > You are therefore more likely to succeed, other things being equal.”
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Key Issues in Chapter 17 The Evolution of Religion Three Kinds of Causal Explanation linking Superstition and Religion: – Cognitive science – Biological – Cultural An Analogy with the Evolution of Language (pp. 248-251) Genetic vs. Cultural Evolution of Religion Three Characteristics involved of the Genetic Evolution of Religion: – Pattern seeking – Agency projection – Animism Pigliucci’s Criticism about the Vagueness of “Meme” Theory in Order to Explain the Cultural Evolution of Religion (pp. 259-261)
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Key Issues in Chapter 18 Euthyphro’s Dilemma Theological Responses to the Dilemma: – Thomas Aquinas – Richard Swinburne – Robert Merrihew Adams
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Key Issues in the Conclusion Evolutionary psychology and human nature Happiness research Nic Marks and the Happy Planet Index: www.ted.com/talks/nic_marks_the_happy_planet_index.html www.ted.com/talks/nic_marks_the_happy_planet_index.html
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