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Experimental philosophy has blossomed into a variety of
philosophical fields including ethics, epistemology, metaphysics
and philosophy of language. But there has been very little
experimental philosophical research in the domain of philosophy of
religion. Advances in Religion, Cognitive Science, and Experimental
Philosophy demonstrates how cognitive science of religion has the
methodological and conceptual resources to become a form of
experimental philosophy of religion. Addressing a wide variety of
empirical claims that are of interest to philosophers and
psychologists of religion, a team of psychologists and philosophers
apply data from the psychology of religion to important problems in
the philosophy of religion including the psychology of religious
diversity; the psychology of substance dualism; the problem of evil
and the relation between religious belief and empathy; and the
cognitive science explaining the formation of intuitions that
unwittingly guide philosophers of religion when formulating
arguments. Bringing together authors and researchers who have made
important contributions to interdisciplinary research on religion
in the last decade, Advances in Religion, Cognitive Science, and
Experimental Philosophy provides new ways of approaching core
philosophical and psychological problems.
This ground-breaking handbook provides multi-disciplinary insight
into Chinese morality, cognition and emotion by collecting in one
place a comprehensive collection of essays focused on Chinese
morality by world-leading experts from more than a dozen different
academic fields of study. Through fifteen substantive chapters,
readers are offered a holistic look into the ways morality could be
interpreted in China, and a broad range of theoretical
perspectives, including ecological, anthropological and cultural
neuroscience. Offering a syncretic, multi-disciplinary overview
that moves beyond the usual western-oriented perspective of China
as a monolithic culture, research questions addressed in this book
focus on morality as represented at the level of the individual,
rather than at the group or institutional levels. Research
questions explored herein include: What are the major contours of
distinctively Chinese morality? What was the role of the ancient
ecology, climate, and pathogen load in producing Chinese moral
attitudes and emotions? Are ingredients of the good life in China
different than ingredients of the good life elsewhere? How are
children in China morally educated? How do findings from cultural
neuroscience help us understand differences in the treatment of
family members, or the treatment of strangers, in China and
elsewhere? How do the protests in Hong Kong participate in, or
stand apart from, the ongoing ethics of protest in historical
China? The clear structure and accessible writing offer a rigorous
assessment of the ways in which morality can be interpreted,
shedding light on differences between China and Western cultures.
The book also provides a timely window into Chinese forms of
morality, and the pivotal role these play in social organization,
family relationships, systems of government, emotion and cognition.
Representing fields of study ranging from philosophy, linguistics,
archaeology, history, and religion, to social psychology,
neuroscience, clinical psychology, developmental psychology, and
behavioral ecology, this is an essential text for students,
academics, and others with wide interest in Chinese culture.
The thesis that the mind cannot directly apprehend features of the
physical world - what Reid calls the Way of Ideas - is a staple of
Early Modern philosophical tradition. This commitment to the direct
awareness of, and only of, mental representations unifies the
otherwise divergent philosophical systems of Rationalists and
Empiricists. Thomas Reid battles against this thesis on many
fronts, in particular over the nature of perception. Ryan Nichols
lays the groundwork for Reid's theory of perception by developing
Reid's unheralded argument against a representational theory of
thought, which Nichols applies to his discussion of the
intentionality of perceptual states and Reid's appeal to 'signs'.
Reid's efforts to preserve common sense epistemic commitments also
lead him to adopt unique theories about our concepts of primary and
secondary qualities, and about original and acquired perceptions.
About the latter pair, Nichols argues that most perceptual beliefs
depend for their justification upon inferences. The Way of Ideas
holds that sensations are objects of awareness and that our senses
are not robustly unified. Nichols develops Reid's counter-proposals
by examining his discussion of the evolutionary purpose of
sensations, and the nature of our awareness of sensations, as well
as his intriguing affirmative answer to Molyneux's questions.
Nichols brings to the writing of this book a consummate knowledge
of Reid's texts, published and unpublished, and a keen appreciation
for Reid's responses to his predecessors. He frequently
reconstructs arguments in premise/conclusion form, thereby
clarifying disputes that have frustrated previous Reid scholarship.
This clarification, his lively examples, and his plainspoken style
make this book especially readable. Reid's theory of perception is
by far the most important feature of Reid's philosophical system,
and Nichols offers what will be, for a long time to come, the
definitive analysis of this theory.
Philosophy Through Science Fiction offers a fun, challenging, and
accessible way in to the issues of philosophy through the genre of
science fiction. Tackling problems such as the possibility of time
travel, or what makes someone the same person over time, the
authors take a four-pronged approach to each issue, providing u a
clear and concise introduction to each subject u a science fiction
story that exemplifies a feature of the philosophical discussion u
historical and contemporary philosophical texts that investigate
the issue with rigor, and u glossary, plot profiles of pertinent
science fiction stories and films, and questions for further
reflection. Philosophy Through Science Fiction includes stories
from contemporary science fiction writers including Greg Egan and
Mike Resnick, as well as from classic authors like Philip K. Dick
and Robert Heinlein. Philosophy readings include historical pieces
Ren, Descartes and David Hume, and include contemporary pieces by
John Searle and Mary Midgley.
Experimental philosophy has blossomed into a variety of
philosophical fields including ethics, epistemology, metaphysics
and philosophy of language. But there has been very little
experimental philosophical research in the domain of philosophy of
religion. Advances in Religion, Cognitive Science, and Experimental
Philosophy demonstrates how cognitive science of religion has the
methodological and conceptual resources to become a form of
experimental philosophy of religion. Addressing a wide variety of
empirical claims that are of interest to philosophers and
psychologists of religion, a team of psychologists and philosophers
apply data from the psychology of religion to important problems in
the philosophy of religion including the psychology of religious
diversity; the psychology of substance dualism; the problem of evil
and the relation between religious belief and empathy; and the
cognitive science explaining the formation of intuitions that
unwittingly guide philosophers of religion when formulating
arguments. Bringing together authors and researchers who have made
important contributions to interdisciplinary research on religion
in the last decade, Advances in Religion, Cognitive Science, and
Experimental Philosophy provides new ways of approaching core
philosophical and psychological problems.
Philosophy Through Science Fiction offers a fun, challenging, and
accessible way in to the issues of philosophy through the genre of
science fiction. Tackling problems such as the possibility of time
travel, or what makes someone the same person over time, the
authors take a four-pronged approach to each issue, providing u a
clear and concise introduction to each subject u a science fiction
story that exemplifies a feature of the philosophical discussion u
historical and contemporary philosophical texts that investigate
the issue with rigor, and u glossary, plot profiles of pertinent
science fiction stories and films, and questions for further
reflection. Philosophy Through Science Fiction includes stories
from contemporary science fiction writers including Greg Egan and
Mike Resnick, as well as from classic authors like Philip K. Dick
and Robert Heinlein. Philosophy readings include historical pieces
Ren, Descartes and David Hume, and include contemporary pieces by
John Searle and Mary Midgley.
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