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2Toward Resilient Democracy: Cognitive Resources and ConstraintsAmerican Journal of Theology and Philosophy 44 (3): 65-79. 2024.In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:Toward Resilient DemocracyCognitive Resources and ConstraintsJohn Teehan (bio)I. Introduction: The Cognitive Science of ReligionAmerican Immanence, an important and insightful work, offers an analysis of the existential crisis facing American democracy, and a possible path through this crisis. In developing this path, Michael Hogue asks, "can the feeling and awareness of the precarious value of life …awaken us to the precious depths …Read more
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8Religion, Violence, and the Evolved MindIn Michael Boylan (ed.), In the Name of God, Wiley‐blackwell. 2010-03-19.This chapter contains sections titled: Setting the Task Devoted to Destruction: Sanctified Violence and Judaism The Blood of the Lamb A Case Study in the Evolved Psychology of Religious Violence: 9/11.
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3Religion EvolvingIn Michael Boylan (ed.), In the Name of God, Wiley‐blackwell. 2010-03-19.This chapter contains sections titled: Setting the Task Varieties of Religious Expressions If There Were No God … Religion, Ethics, and Violence: An Assessment Responding to Religion, Ethics, and Violence: Some Proposals Conclusions.
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3Evolutionary Religious Ethics: ChristianityIn Michael Boylan (ed.), In the Name of God, Wiley‐blackwell. 2010-03-19.This chapter contains sections titled: Setting the Task Constructing the Christ Setting the Boundaries: Christian and/or Jew? The Third Race: Christians as In‐Group Putting on Christ: Christianity's Signals of Commitment Loving Your Neighbor and Turning the Other Cheek.
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1Evolutionary Religious Ethics: JudaismIn Michael Boylan (ed.), In the Name of God, Wiley‐blackwell. 2010-03-19.This chapter contains sections titled: Setting the Task Constructing Yahweh The Ten Commandments: An Evolutionary Interpretation Conclusion: The Evolved Law.
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7The Evolution of MoralityIn Michael Boylan (ed.), In the Name of God, Wiley‐blackwell. 2010-03-19.This chapter contains sections titled: Setting the Task The Moral Brain The First Layer: Kin Selection The Second Layer: Reciprocal Altruism A Third Layer: Indirect Reciprocity A Fourth Layer: Cultural Group Selection A Fifth Layer: The Moral Emotions Conclusion: From Moral Grammar to Moral Systems.
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NotesIn Michael Boylan (ed.), In the Name of God, Wiley‐blackwell. 2010-03-19.The prelims comprise: Half‐Title Page Wiley Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Page Table of Contents Acknowledgments.
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4IndexIn Michael Boylan (ed.), In the Name of God, Wiley‐blackwell. 2010-03-19.The prelims comprise: Half‐Title Page Wiley Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Page Table of Contents Acknowledgments.
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16Theology in the age of cognitive scienceInternational Journal of Philosophy and Theology 81 (4): 423-445. 2020.The cognitive science of religion sets out a naturalistic account of religion, in which religious phenomena are grounded in evolved cognitive and moral intuitions. This has important implications f...
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52In the Name of God: The Evolutionary Origins of Religious Ethics and ViolenceWiley-Blackwell. 2010.Religion is one of the most powerful forces running through human history, and although often presented as a force for good, its impact is frequently violent and divisive. This provocative work brings together cutting-edge research from both evolutionary and cognitive psychology to help readers understand the psychological structure of religious morality and the origins of religious violence. Introduces a fundamentally new approach to the analysis of religion in a style accessible to the general…Read more
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22Character, Integrity and Dewey's Virtue EthicsTransactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society 31 (4). 1995.
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69Kantian Ethics: After DarwinZygon 38 (1): 49-60. 2003.In this article I reevaluate Immanuel Kant's moral philosophy from a post–Darwinian perspective. Taking an evolutionary approach to human reasoning and incorporating some recent work on the science of the emotions, I argue that the Kantian bifurcation of reason and emotion, which underlies his moral philosophy, is no longer tenable. Kant's practical defense of his ethics as being the only option that can save morality from the dangers posed by naturalism is also considered and rejected. Instead,…Read more
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9American Philosophic Naturalism in the Twentieth Century. Edited by John RyderMetaphilosophy 27 (4): 426-432. 1996.
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277Evolution and ethics: The huxley/dewey exchangeJournal of Speculative Philosophy 16 (3): 225-238. 2002.
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On the naturalistic fallacyIn Paul Kurtz & David R. Koepsell (eds.), Science and Ethics: Can Science Help Us Make Wise Moral Judgments?, Prometheus Books. pp. 306. 2007.
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68The Cognitive Bases of the Problem of EvilThe Monist 96 (3): 325-348. 2013.The problem of evil is a central issue in the philosophy of religion, for countless believers and skeptics alike. The attempt to resolve the dilemma of positing the existence of an omnipotent, omnibenevolent, creator while recognizing the presence of evil in the world has engaged philosophers and theologians for millennia. This article will not seek to resolve the dilemma but rather to explore the question of why there is a problem of evil. That is, why is it that gods are conceived in ways that…Read more
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Areas of Interest
Philosophy of Religion |
Meta-Ethics |
Philosophy of Cognitive Science |