Jeffrey P Schloss
Biographic Data
| ID | 8580952 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jeffrey P Schloss |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jeffrey P |
| FAMILY NAME | Schloss |
| SIGNATURE | SCHLOSS J P |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Big Gods and the greater good
Ara Norenzayan's proposal that “prosocial religions, with their Big Gods who watch, intervene, and demand hard-to-fake loyalty displays, facilitated the rise of cooperation in large groups of anony
The Elephant in the Room: Do Evolutionary Accounts of Religion Entail the Falsity of Religious Belief?
Recent evolutionary accounts seek to explain religious belief and behavior in terms of native cognitive dispositions and culturally transmitted innovations that have persisted because they have adaptive value. Despite the often vitriolic evolution-religion debate, new evolutionary theories typically avoid challenging the truth of religious beliefs. In this paper we do three things. (1) We describe five new developments in evolutionary theory that…
Whence atheists: Outliers or outlaws
At face value, the paucity of scientific accounts of atheism does not seem surprising: why should rejecting belief in invisible entities for which most cognitive scientists and biologists think no
Evolutionary accounts of belief in supernatural punishment: A critical review
Although largely unaddressed by evolutionary theory for more than a century after Darwin, over the last decade a wide range of adaptationist, byproduct, and memetic explanations have emerged for various recurrent features of religious belief and practice. One feature that has figured prominently in adaptationist accounts of religion is belief in the reality of moralizing, punishing supernatural agents. However, there is at present no unified theo…
How might evolution lead to hell
We are grateful to the respondents for thoughtfully illuminating points in our analysis they view as correct and important, for graciously pointing out the ambiguous or unpersuasive, and for sugges
Altruism and Altruistic LoveScience, Philosophy, and Religion in Dialogue
The concept of altruism, or disinterested concern for another's welfare, has been discussed by everyone from theologians to psychologists to biologists. In this book, evolutionary, neurological, developmental, psychological, social, cultural, and religious aspects of altruistic behavior are examined. It is a collaborative examination of one of humanity's essential and defining characteristics by researchers from various disciplines. Their integra…
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Altruism and Altruistic LoveScience, Philosophy, and Religion in Dialogue
The concept of altruism, or disinterested concern for another's welfare, has been discussed by everyone from theologians to psychologists to biologists. In this book, evolutionary, neurological, developmental, psychological, social, cultural, and religious aspects of altruistic behavior are examined. It is a collaborative examination of one of humanity's essential and defining characteristics by researchers from various disciplines. Their integra…
Evolutionary accounts of belief in supernatural punishment: A critical review
Although largely unaddressed by evolutionary theory for more than a century after Darwin, over the last decade a wide range of adaptationist, byproduct, and memetic explanations have emerged for various recurrent features of religious belief and practice. One feature that has figured prominently in adaptationist accounts of religion is belief in the reality of moralizing, punishing supernatural agents. However, there is at present no unified theo…
How might evolution lead to hell
We are grateful to the respondents for thoughtfully illuminating points in our analysis they view as correct and important, for graciously pointing out the ambiguous or unpersuasive, and for sugges
Whence atheists: Outliers or outlaws
At face value, the paucity of scientific accounts of atheism does not seem surprising: why should rejecting belief in invisible entities for which most cognitive scientists and biologists think no
The Elephant in the Room: Do Evolutionary Accounts of Religion Entail the Falsity of Religious Belief?
Recent evolutionary accounts seek to explain religious belief and behavior in terms of native cognitive dispositions and culturally transmitted innovations that have persisted because they have adaptive value. Despite the often vitriolic evolution-religion debate, new evolutionary theories typically avoid challenging the truth of religious beliefs. In this paper we do three things. (1) We describe five new developments in evolutionary theory that…
Big Gods and the greater good
Ara Norenzayan's proposal that “prosocial religions, with their Big Gods who watch, intervene, and demand hard-to-fake loyalty displays, facilitated the rise of cooperation in large groups of anony
Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (5 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (2 works) · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (2 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (2 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works)