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Feb 6, 2007 · Is religion a product of blind evolutionary instinct or rational choice? Is it truly the best way to live a moral life? Ranging through biology, history, and psychology, Daniel C. Dennett charts religion’s evolution from “wild” folk belief to “domesticated” dogma.
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Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon is a 2006 book by American philosopher and cognitive scientist Daniel Dennett, in which the author argues that religion is in need of scientific analysis so that its nature and future may be better understood.
Feb 2, 2006 · In Breaking the Spell Dan Dennett, Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University, examines religion as a natural phenomenon. In other words, he examines the evolutionary, sociological and psychological factors that served to make religion ubiquitous among Homo sapiens.
Feb 2, 2006 · A Tufts University professor explores the nature of faith and how religion shapes everyday life and the future, addressing controversial issues about the relevance and rational qualities of faith while tracing the history of organized religion from its roots in folk beliefs to its key role in modern issues.
Feb 2, 2006 · 4.4 805 ratings. See all formats and editions. The New York Times bestseller – a “crystal-clear, constantly engaging” (Jared Diamond) exploration of the role that religious belief plays in our lives and our interactions.
- Daniel C. Dennett
Feb 2, 2006 · Is religion a product of blind evolutionary instinct or rational choice? Is it truly the best way to live a moral life? Ranging through biology, history, and psychology, Daniel C. Dennett charts...
Mar 29, 2007 · In this provocative and timely book, Daniel C. Dennett seeks to uncover the origins of religion and discusses how and why different faiths have shaped so many lives, whether religion is...
In this book, Dennett argues that the best way to understand religion is to explore it as a natural phenomenon. This means that religion is accessible to natural sciences, like the evolutionary history of religion, evolutionary biology, genetics, bioinformatics, neuroscience, and sociobiology.
May 10, 2012 · Breaking the spell : religion as a natural phenomenon : Dennett, Daniel Clement : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive.
Jul 7, 2011 · Breaking the spell : religion as a natural phenomenon. by. Dennett, Daniel Clement. Publication date. 2006. Publisher. New York, NY : Viking. Collection. internetarchivebooks; printdisabled.
