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The evolution of the human mind : from supernaturalism to naturalism : an anthropological perspective
- Title
- The evolution of the human mind : from supernaturalism to naturalism : an anthropological perspective / Robert L. Carneiro.
- Author
- Carneiro, Robert L. (Robert Leonard), 1927-
- Publication
- Clinton Corners, N.Y. : Eliot Werner Publications, c2010.
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Details
- Description
- xiv, 489 p.; 24 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 425-458) and index.
- Contents
- The emergence of the supernatural -- The spirit world elaborates -- Origin myths : accounting for things as they are -- The life of the soul after death -- The later history of soul beliefs -- The birth and evolution of the gods -- The rise of scientific thinking -- The impact of the physical sciences -- The attenuation of the concept of God -- The expansion of naturalism -- The rise and demise of idealist philosophy -- The coming of evolution and its impact -- The religious views of Charles Darwin -- The twin specters of atheism and materialism -- Vitalism vs. mechanism in the interpretation of life -- Accounting for the origin of life -- Evolution and emergence -- The diminishing role of God in history -- Free will vs. determinism -- The doctrine of the two magesteria -- The scientists speak out : the theists -- The scientists speak out : the non-theists -- Past trends, current status, and future prospects.
- Call Number
- JFE 10-6070
- ISBN
- 9780979773112 (hardcover)
- 0979773113 (hardcover)
- 9780979773129 (pbk.)
- 0979773121 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- 2008026261
- OCLC
- YBP 2008026261
- Author
- Carneiro, Robert L. (Robert Leonard), 1927-
- Title
- The evolution of the human mind : from supernaturalism to naturalism : an anthropological perspective / Robert L. Carneiro.
- Imprint
- Clinton Corners, N.Y. : Eliot Werner Publications, c2010.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 425-458) and index.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- JFE 10-6070