Beyond Heaven and Earth A Cognitive Theory of Religion

• Main Author: Levy, Gabriel (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge The MIT Press 2021
• Series: The MIT Press
• Subjects: Religious issues & debates; Cognitive science; Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology; religion; religious; psychology; evolution; mind; science; philosophy; Donald Davidson; anomalous monism; metaphysics; language; linguistics; science studies; fiction; celebrity; celebrities; surprise; comedy; Joe Rogan; narrative; narratives; myth; myths; cognition; cognitive science; Judaism; alien; aliens; communication; information; intimacy; semantics; animal; animals; animal communication; life; life sciences; origin of life; two cultures; anthropomorphism; agency; explanation of religion; science and religion; meaning; systems theory; animism; cosmology; monism; dualism; nature; naturalistic approach
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An approach to understanding religion that draws on both humanities and natural science but rejects approaches that employ simple monisms and radical dualisms. In Beyond Heaven and Earth, Gabriel Levy argues that collective religious narratives and beliefs are part of nature; they are the basis for...