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Naturalizing religion: in Search of Hume's Heritage for Contemporary Cognitive Science of Religion.

David Hume (1711-1776) was fascinated by religion and considered it to be a universal feature of the human condition and civilization. In this project we investigate the relevance of Hume's naturalistic-historical explanation of the origins of religion for contemporary Cognitive Science of Religion. We defend that Hume had a keen eye for the historical and praxeological foundations of religious belief. Our hypothesis is that contemporary CSR could profit from this approach and, vice versa, that contemporary CSR could contribute to a better understanding of the historical meaning and relevance, but also the content of Hume's anthropology of religion.
Date:1 Jan 2018 →  31 Dec 2021
Keywords:DAVID HUME, RELIGION
Disciplines:Theory and methodology of philosophy, Philosophy, Other philosophy, ethics and religious studies not elsewhere classified