IS A COMPLETE BIOCOGNITIVE ACCOUNT OF RELIGION FEASIBLE?

Author: Oviedo, Lluís1

Source: Zygon, Volume 43, Number 1, March 2008 , pp. 103-126(24)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

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The biological and cognitive approach to religion has matured somewhat and reveals interesting results. Nevertheless, some questions arise about its foundation and development. The essay offers a review of current research in the cognitive field, focusing on its conclusions, the internal discussions, and the problems that need more study or correction. Emphasis is placed on a more intricate account of the factors involved in religious experience, discussing the proper use of the discoveries of biocognitive research and the limits that should be placed on said conclusions.

Keywords: biology of religion; cognitive science; limits of science; religion and science; religious mind; religious studies

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.2008.00902.x

Affiliations: 1: Professor of Theological Anthropology, The Pontifical University, Antonianum, Rome, Via Merulana 124, 00185 Rome, Italy, and invited Professor of Theology and Culture, The Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome;, Email: loviedo@antonianum.eu.

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