Why we believe evolution and the human way of being
"Why are so many humans religious? Why do we daydream, imagine, and hope? Philosophers, theologians, social scientists, and historians have offered explanations for centuries, but their accounts often ignore or even avoid human evolution. Evolutionary scientists answer with proposals for why ritual,...
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| Language: | English |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
2019.
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| Series: | Foundational questions in science.
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Table of Contents:
- Preface: Why we believe
- Part 1: Who are we and how did we come to believe? 1. Belief, evolution, and our place in the world ; 2. What makes us human? ; 3. Constructing the human niche ; 4. Animals, plants, buildings, and pottery
- Part 2: How do we believe? 5. What is culture? ; 6. How culture works
- Part 3: Religion, economies, love, and our future. 7. Why we believe versus what we believe ; 8. Religion ; 9. Economies ; 10. Love ; 11. Does belief matter?
