In the name of God: the evolutionary origins of religious ethics and violence
John Teehan
In the name of God: the evolutionary origins of religious ethics and violence
المؤلف
John Teehanالناشر
Wiley-Blackwellطبع 1
قائمة
شناسنامه
العنوان واسم المؤلف
In the name of God: the evolutionary origins of religious ethics and violence / John Teehanبيانات النشر
مالدن : Wiley-Blackwell، 2010مالمواصفات الشكلية
x, 272 p.; 24 cm.الموضوع
Religious ethicsViolence Religious aspects
Psychology, Religious
Evolutionary psychology
Cognitive psychology
مسلسل
(Blackwell public philosophy series؛ )اللغة
انگلیسیIncludes bibliographical references and index.
المحتويات
Introduction: Evolution and mind -- 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 -- The evolution of moral religions -- Setting the task -- The evolution of the religious mind -- Conceptualizing the almighty -- The moral function of gods -- Evolutionary religious ethics : Judaism -- Setting the task -- Constructing Yahweh -- TheTen Commandments : an evolutionary interpretation -- Conclusion: The evolved law -- 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 -- 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 : 9/11/01 -- 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