A Deep-Seated Schism

Fundamental Discussions in the Study of Religions

Authors

  • Caroline Schaffalitzky de Muckadell University of Southern Denmark

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/bsor.v44i4.28973

Keywords:

definition, religion, philosophy

Abstract

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Author Biography

  • Caroline Schaffalitzky de Muckadell, University of Southern Denmark

    Associate Professor, PhD.

References

Carnap, Rudolf. 1947. Meaning and Necessity. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Gupta, Anil. 2015. “Definitions.” In The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, edited by Edward N. Zalta. Accessed October 24, 2015. http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2015/entries/definitions/. `

Hvidtfeldt, Rolf, Esben Nedenskov Petersen. and Caroline Schaffalitzky de Muckadell (forthcoming) “What Should We Demand of a Definition of Learning?” In On the Definition of Learning, edited by Ane Qvortrup, Merete Wiberg, Gerd Christensen, and Mikala Hansbøl. Odense: University Press of Southern Denmark.

Rein, Nathan. 2014. “When Is a Religion Like a Weed? Some Thoughts on Why and How We Define Things.” Bulletin for the Study of Religion 44 (4): 10–18.

Simmons, J. Aaron. 2014. “A Search for the ‘Really’ Real: Philosophically Approaching the Task of Defining Religion.” Bulletin for the Study of Religion 44 (4): 18–25.

Simmons, K. Merinda. 2014. “Worlds Apart: The Essentials of Critical Thinking.” Bulletin for the Study of Religion 44 (4): 25–32.

Strenski, Ivan. 2003. “Why it is Better to Know Some of the Questions than All of the Answers.” In Method & Theory in the Study of Religion 15: 169–186. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157006803765218236.

Schaffalitzky de Muckadell, Caroline. 2014. “On Essentialism and Real Definitions of Religion.” Journal of the American Academy of Religion 82: 495–520. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jaarel/lfu015.

———. forthcoming. “Wittgenstein’s Critique of Frazer and Realism/Anti-realism Concerning Religion.”In Wittgenstein’s Remarks on Frazer, edited by Albinus, Rothhaupt & Seery. Berlin: De Gruyter.

Published

2016-01-15

Issue

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Schaffalitzky de Muckadell, C. (2016). A Deep-Seated Schism: Fundamental Discussions in the Study of Religions. Bulletin for the Study of Religion, 44(4), 34-39. https://doi.org/10.1558/bsor.v44i4.28973