Robert McCauley and Ernest Thomas Lawson, Philosophical Foundations of the Cognitive Science of Religion

Authors

  • Hans Van Eyghen Free University of Amsterdam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/jsrnc.38304

Keywords:

conitive science of religion, explanation, reductionism

Abstract

Robert McCauley and Ernest Thomas Lawson, Philosophical Foundations of the Cognitive Science of Religion

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Published

2020-08-05

How to Cite

Van Eyghen, H. (2020). Robert McCauley and Ernest Thomas Lawson, Philosophical Foundations of the Cognitive Science of Religion. Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture, 14(1), 181-184. https://doi.org/10.1558/jsrnc.38304