Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon Daniel C. Dennett (Author)
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For all the thousands of books that have been written about religion, few until this one have attempted to examine it scientifically: to ask why—and how—it has shaped so many lives so strongly. 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. Not an antireligious screed but an unblinking look beneath the veil of orthodoxy, Breaking the Spell will be read and debated by believers and skeptics alike.
- Rank: #22245 in Books
- Published on: 2007-02-06
- Released on: 2007-02-06
- Original language:
English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 1.01" h x
5.70" w x
8.33" l,
.94 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 464 pages
Description #1 by TextbooksRus.com:
For all the thousands of books that have been written about religion, few until this one have attempted to examine it scientifically: to ask whyand howit has shaped so many lives so strongly. 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 religions evolution from wild folk belief to domesticated dogma. Not an antireligious screed but an unblinking look beneath the veil of orthodoxy, Breaking the Spellwill be read and debated by believers and skeptics alike.
Description #2 by eBay - mtwyouth:
Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon ISBN/UPC 067003472X Title:Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon Authors:Dennett, Daniel C.Binding:Hardcover Publisher:Viking Adult Publication Date:Feb 2 2006 Edition: Condition :Used - Good The book has been read but is still in clean condition. The pages are intact and readable; the dust jacket (if applicable) is included. The cover is not creased nor torn. The book may contain: publisher remainder mark on an outside edge, a
Description #3 by LibLoad:
A pioneering work in the philosophy of mind, Content and Consciousness brings together the approaches of philosophers and scientists to the mind--a connection that must occur if genuine analysis of the mind is to be made. This unified approach permits the most forbiddingly mysterious mental phenomenon--consciousness--to be broken down into several distinct phenomena, and these are each given a foundation in the physical activity of the brain. This paperback edition contains a preface placing the
