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10Halvor Kvandal, God naturalized: epistemological reflections on theistic belief in light of the New Science of Religion. Springer, 2022, 204 + vii pp. $89.00 (e-book), $119.99 (hc) (review)International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 94 (2): 225-228. 2023.
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9Revising Cognitive and Evolutionary Science of Religion : Religion as an AdaptationSpringer Verlag. 2021.This unique and pioneering book critically appraises current work from both the cognitive science of religion and the evolutionary study of religion. It addresses the question: Why does the believer possess supernatural or religious beliefs in the combined context of his cognitive biases, their adaptive usefulness measured in terms of survival and reproduction, and the impact of social learning and cultural traits? The authors outlines a pluralistic approach to the study of religion that does no…Read more
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5Rik Peels and René van Woudenberg, eds., The Cambridge Companion to Common-Sense PhilosophyPhilosophia Reformata 87 (1): 75-78. 2022.
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1IntroductionIn Hans van Eyghen, Rik Peels & Gijsbert van den Brink (eds.), New Developments in the Cognitive Science of Religion - The Rationality of Religious Belief, Springer. 2018.Introduction for 'New Developments in Cognitive Science of Religion - The Rationality of Religious Belief' forthcoming with Springer. We discuss the philosophical debate over Cognitive Science of Religion and give an outline of the book.
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1Cognitive Science of Religion and the Cognitive Consequences of SinIn Hans van Eyghen, Rik Peels & Gijsbert van den Brink (eds.), New Developments in the Cognitive Science of Religion - The Rationality of Religious Belief, Springer. 2018.
VU University Amsterdam
PhD, 2018
Areas of Specialization
Metaphysics and Epistemology |
Areas of Interest
Metaphysics and Epistemology |