Naslov
Is Religion Only Utilitarian? Evolutionary Cognitive Science of Religion Through a Thomistic Lens

Autori
Horvat, Sasa ; Roszak, Piotr

Izvornik
Theology and Science (1474-6700) 1 (2020), 1; 1-15

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Religion, evolution, cognitive science, Thomas Aquinas, virtue

Sažetak
The cognitive and evolutionary science of religion has found new and interesting ways to describe and interpret religion and religious behaviour. The main working framework of cognitive and evolutionary approaches considers religion only in the perspective of its usefulness for the survival of the individual or group. We named this “the utilitarian framework of religion.” After the introduction into these scientific disciplines, we provided a wider account of religion with the help of saint Thomas Aquinas, that stresses how religion considered as virtue is related not to the sort of behaviour, but to the final end of human life.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filozofija, Religijske znanosti (interdisciplinarno polje), Interdisciplinarne humanističke znanosti, Kognitivna znanost (prirodne, tehničke, biomedicina i zdravstvo, društvene i humanističke znanosti)

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