EAN: 9783319902388

NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE COGNITIVE SCIENCE OF RE...

It is widely thought that the cognitive science of religion (CSR) may have a bearing on the
epistemic status of religious beliefs and on other topics in philosophy of religion.
Epistemologists have used theories from CSR to argue both for and against the rationality of
religious beliefs  or they have claimed that CSR is neutral vis-à-vis the epistemic status of
religious belief. However  since CSR is a rapidly evolving discipline  a great deal of earlier
research on the topic has become dated. Furthermore  most of the debate on the epistemic
consequences of CSR has not taken into account insights from the philosophy of science  such as
explanatory pluralism and explanatory levels. This volume overcomes these deficiencies. This
volume brings together new philosophical reflection on CSR. It examines the influence of CSR
theories on the epistemic status of religious beliefs  it discusses its impact on philosophy of
religion  and it offers new insights for CSR. The book addresses the question of whether or not
the plurality of theories in CSR makes epistemic conclusions about religious belief
unwarranted. It also explores the impact of CSR on other topics in philosophy of religion like
the cognitive consequences of sin and naturalism. Finally  the book investigates what the main
theories in CSR aim to explain  and addresses the strengths and weaknesses of CSR.

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