Book contents
- Neurology and Religion
- Neurology and Religion
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I The Neurological Study of Religion
- I.I The Natures of Neurology and Religion
- I.II Philosophical and Historical Issues
- Chapter 4 Embodied Cognition and the Neurology of Religion
- Chapter 5 Phenomenology, Neurology, Psychiatry and Religious Commitment
- Chapter 6 Philosophical Hazards in the Neuroscientific Study of Religion
- Chapter 7 The Glass Onion
- Chapter 8 Towards an Islamic Neuropsychiatry
- Part II Neurology and Religion
- Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 6 - Philosophical Hazards in the Neuroscientific Study of Religion
from I.II - Philosophical and Historical Issues
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 October 2019
- Neurology and Religion
- Neurology and Religion
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I The Neurological Study of Religion
- I.I The Natures of Neurology and Religion
- I.II Philosophical and Historical Issues
- Chapter 4 Embodied Cognition and the Neurology of Religion
- Chapter 5 Phenomenology, Neurology, Psychiatry and Religious Commitment
- Chapter 6 Philosophical Hazards in the Neuroscientific Study of Religion
- Chapter 7 The Glass Onion
- Chapter 8 Towards an Islamic Neuropsychiatry
- Part II Neurology and Religion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
I am tasked with addressing philosophical hazards in the neuroscientific study of religion. As a philosopher concerned with the well-being of neuroscientists studying religion, I am inclined to begin with the philosophical hazards of philosophy. I am well aware of the extraordinary difficulties of both tasks, for the hazards are many and it is easy to miss the forest for the trees or the trees for the forest. Instead of focusing on one issue in great detail, I shall hang a number of warning signs around a forest of issues that identify various philosophical hazards which deserve particular caution when it comes to neuroscience and religion. Since I am aiming for breadth over depth, my brief remarks on each issue shall be synoptic, non-exhaustive, contentious and suggestive for additional consideration and reflection. To redress such deficits, I have provided references for further reading.1
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- Neurology and Religion , pp. 48 - 70Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019