| Title: | Religion and Cognitive Science |
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| Course Section Number: | REL-275-01 |
| Department: | Religion |
| Description: | Gods and Brains: Religion and Cognitive Science. Can religious beliefs by adequately analyzed or explained by cognitive science? If so, how and to what extent? If not, why not? These are the questions that this course will address. The relatively new field of cognitive science is the scientific study of the human mind, drawing on fields like psychology, anthropology, archeology, linguistics, and neuroscience. The course has 3 parts. First, we'll read what some cognitive scientists have to say about religion, e.g. Pascal Boyer, Religion Explained: The Evolutionary Origins of Religious Thought. Second, we'll read some philosophical and theological critiques of these ideas. Third, in light of these critiques, we'll consider their adequacy to the task of analyzing or explaining religious beliefs. 0.5 credits, First half semester course. For second half semester at 9:45 TTH, see REL-196. |
| Credits: | 0.50 |
| Start Date: | August 22, 2019 |
| End Date: | October 9, 2019 |
| Meeting Information: |
10/08/2019-10/08/2019 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 09:45AM - 11:00AM, Malcolm X Institute, Room 109
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| Faculty: | Blix, David |
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