Religion and cognition; a reader.1904768717 Religion and cognition; a reader. Ed. by D. Jason Slone. Equinox equinox (ē`kwĭnŏks), either of two points on the celestial sphere where the ecliptic and the celestial equator intersect. The vernal equinox, also known as "the first point of Aries," is the point at which the sun appears to cross the Publishing Limited 2006 362 pages $29.95 Paperback Critical categories in the study of religion BL53 Through 13 recent key papers (all but one published since 1990), Slone (religious studies, Webster U., St. Louis, Missouri) introduces the cognitive science cognitive science Interdisciplinary study that attempts to explain the cognitive processes of humans and some higher animals in terms of the manipulation of symbols using computational rules. of religion that promotes the "naturalness of religion thesis." Theorists offer meta-theoretical positions on the study of religion: the hermeneutic her·me·neu·tic also her·me·neu·ti·cal adj. Interpretive; explanatory. [Greek herm emphasis on personal interpretation, explanatory exclusivists who discount subjective interpretation as unscientific unscientific Unproven, see there , and interactionists who welcome both other approaches. Empirical support is offered for the mind's propensity for religious thought, akin to Chomsky's hard-wired grammar. Distributed in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. by David Brown Book Co. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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