David Leech
Biographic Data
| ID | 5087053 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Leech |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Leech |
| SIGNATURE | LEECH D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bristol |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Revisioning Cambridge Platonism: Sources and Legacy
The cognitive science of religion and theism again: A reply to Leo Näreaho
In this article we respond to Leo Näreaho's critique of our position on the relationship of the cognitive science of religion (CSR) and theism, arguing that he misrepresents our position and assimilates our views to ones we do not in fact hold. The central issue we address has to do with how Näreaho construes what he takes to be our commitment to a ‘world-view neutrality’ thesis regarding the ‘assumptions and results’ of the new bio-psychological…
The cognitive science of religion: A modified theist response
Critics of religion have recently claimed that the natural explanation of religious-belief formation offered by the Cognitive Science of Religion (CSR) is incompatible with theism. Defenders of theism have in turn responded to these claims by arguing for the compatibility of the CSR account with theism. In this paper we propose a modified defence of the compatibility of the CSR account with theism which supplements extant theistic arguments by dr…
Naturalistic Explanation for Religious Belief
Recent decades have seen the emergence of various cognitive and biological explanations of religious belief that claim to be better scientifically supported than predecessor explanations. This article provides an overview of such explanations and some of the philosophical discussions they have evoked. Contemporary naturalistic explanations of religious belief come in three types: (1) cognitive explanations, (2) evolutionary explanations and (3) c…
Naturalistic Explanation for Religious Belief
Recent decades have seen the emergence of various cognitive and biological explanations of religious belief that claim to be better scientifically supported than predecessor explanations. This article provides an overview of such explanations and some of the philosophical discussions they have evoked. Contemporary naturalistic explanations of religious belief come in three types: (1) cognitive explanations, (2) evolutionary explanations and (3) c…
The cognitive science of religion: A modified theist response
Critics of religion have recently claimed that the natural explanation of religious-belief formation offered by the Cognitive Science of Religion (CSR) is incompatible with theism. Defenders of theism have in turn responded to these claims by arguing for the compatibility of the CSR account with theism. In this paper we propose a modified defence of the compatibility of the CSR account with theism which supplements extant theistic arguments by dr…
Naturalistic Explanation for Religious Belief
Recent decades have seen the emergence of various cognitive and biological explanations of religious belief that claim to be better scientifically supported than predecessor explanations. This article provides an overview of such explanations and some of the philosophical discussions they have evoked. Contemporary naturalistic explanations of religious belief come in three types: (1) cognitive explanations, (2) evolutionary explanations and (3) c…
The cognitive science of religion and theism again: A reply to Leo Näreaho
In this article we respond to Leo Näreaho's critique of our position on the relationship of the cognitive science of religion (CSR) and theism, arguing that he misrepresents our position and assimilates our views to ones we do not in fact hold. The central issue we address has to do with how Näreaho construes what he takes to be our commitment to a ‘world-view neutrality’ thesis regarding the ‘assumptions and results’ of the new bio-psychological…
Revisioning Cambridge Platonism: Sources and Legacy
Epistemology (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (3 works) · Biology (2 works) · Cognition (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (2 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (2 works) · Theism (2 works) · Art history (1 works)