Can Religion be Explained Away?
As the century draws to its close, how should we think of religion? Some see it as the survival in our midst of an outmoded, primitive way of thinking, while others accuse the critics of simply being blind to the meaning of religious belief. From a differ
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CLAREMONT STUDIES IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION General Editor: D. Z. Phillips, Professor of Philosophy, University of Wales, Swansea, and Danforth Professor of the Philosophy of Religion, The Claremont Graduate School At a time when discussions of religion are becoming increasingly specialised and determined by religious affiliations, it is important to maintain a forum for philosophical discussion which transcends the allegiances of belief and unbelief. This series affords an opportunity for philosophers of widely differing persuasions to explore central issues in the philosophy of religion. Published title: RELIGION AND MORALITY (edited by D. Z. Phillips) PHILOSOPHY AND THE GRAMMAR OF RELIGIOUS BELIEF Timothy Tessin and Mario von der Ruhr (editors)
Can Religion be Explained Away?
Edited by
D. Z. Phillips Professor of Philosophy University of Wales, Swansea Danforth Professor of the Philosophy of Religion The Claremont Graduate School, California
First published in Great Britain 1996 by
MACMILLAN PRESS LTD
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and London Companies and representatives throughout the world A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 978-1-349-24860-5 ISBN 978-1-349-24858-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-349-24858-2
First published in the United States of America 1996 by
ST. MARTIN'S PRESS, INC., Scholarly and Reference Division, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 ISBN 978-1-349-24860-5
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Can religion be explained away? I edited by D. Z. Phillips. p. em. -(Claremont studies in the philosophy of religion) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-349-24860-5 I. Religion-Philosophy. 2. Religion-Controversial literature. I. Phillips, D. Z. (Dewi Zephaniak) II. Series. BL5 J.C3235 1996 200--dc20 95-47035 CIP
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In memory of EUGENE KAMENKA
who was to have participated in the conference
Contents Acknowledgements List of Contributors Introduction
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Part One Animism and Religion 1. 2.
Is Animism Alive and Well? Richard Eldridge Is Animism Alive and Well? A Response to Professor Eldridge Mario von der Ruhr
Part Two
Is Religion the Product of Projection?
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Is Religion a Product of Wishful Thinking?
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Projection: A Metaphor in Se
