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In the name of God : the evolutionary origins of religious ethics and violence
Teehan, John · Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
- Publisher
- Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
- Physical description
- 272 pages
- ISBN
- 1405183810 (pbk. : alk. paper);1405183829 (hardcover : alk. paper);9781405183819 (pbk. : alk. paper);9781405183826 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- Dewey classification
- 205.019
- Subjects
- Cognitive psychologyEvolutionary psychologyPsychology, ReligiousReligious ethicsViolence--Religious aspects
- Language
- English
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""This lucid and fascinating study explores religious ethics from the angle of evolutionary psychology, focusing especially on religious violence, including the terrorism of 9/11 and its militant response. Even those readers who are skeptics of a sociobiological explanation for religion will find this intriguing book to be a thoughtful inquiry and a feast for the imagination."" ""This is a thoughtful and sophisticated attempt to bring scholarship in evolutionary biology and cognitive psychology to bear on religious ethics. Building on a masterful synthesis of current work in the sciences, Teehan roots both the nobler, pro-social and the darker, more violent aspects of Christian and Jewish ethical teachings in the evolved psychology of in-group / out-group distinctions.""--BOOK JACKET
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| Field | Value |
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| 001Control number | 17869 |
| 005Date and time of latest transaction | 21 Jul 2010, 13:21 |
| 008Fixed-length data elements | 091005s2010 mau b 001 0 eng |
| 010Library of Congress control number | 2009041467 |
| 020International Standard Book Number (ISBN) |
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| 035System control number |
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| 041Language code | eng |
| 050Library of Congress call number | BJ1188 .T44 2010 |
| 082Dewey Decimal call number | 205.019 22 |
| 100Main entry – personal name | Teehan, John. |
| 245Title statement | In the name of God : the evolutionary origins of religious ethics and violence / John Teehan. |
| 260Publication, distribution, etc. (imprint) | Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 |
| 300Physical description | x, 272 p. ; 24 cm. |
| 490Series statement | Blackwell public philosophy series |
| 504Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505Formatted contents note | 1. The Evolution of Morality -- 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 -- 2. The Evolution of Moral Religions -- Setting the Task -- The Evolution of the Religious Mind -- Conceptualizing the Almighty -- The Moral Function of Gods -- 3. Evolutionary Religious Ethics: Judaism -- Setting the Task -- Constructing Yahweh -- The Ten Commandments: An Evolutionary Interpretation -- Conclusion: The Evolved Law -- 4. Evolutionary Religious Ethics: Christianity -- 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 -- 5. Religion, Violence, and the Evolved Mind -- 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 -- 6. Religion Evolving -- 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. |
| 520Summary, etc. | ""This lucid and fascinating study explores religious ethics from the angle of evolutionary psychology, focusing especially on religious violence, including the terrorism of 9/11 and its militant response. Even those readers who are skeptics of a sociobiological explanation for religion will find this intriguing book to be a thoughtful inquiry and a feast for the imagination."" ""This is a thoughtful and sophisticated attempt to bring scholarship in evolutionary biology and cognitive psychology to bear on religious ethics. Building on a masterful synthesis of current work in the sciences, Teehan roots both the nobler, pro-social and the darker, more violent aspects of Christian and Jewish ethical teachings in the evolved psychology of in-group / out-group distinctions.""--BOOK JACKET. |
| 650Subject added entry – topical term |
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| 830Series added entry – uniform title | Blackwell public philosophy. |
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