The CEU Department of Cognitive Science together with CEU Summer University
cordially invites you to a talk by
Pascal Boyer (University of Washington in St. Louis)
http://artsci.wustl.edu/~pboyer/PBoyerHomeSite/index.html
Date: Thursday, June 26, 2014 - 18:00 - 19:30
Location: CEU, Nador street 9, Faculty Tower, Auditorium
Pascal Boyer is a Henry Luce Professor of Individual and Collective Memory at Washington
University in St. Louis.
Abstract:
Religious representations are widespread in human societies. A tempting explanation is
that religions somehow constitute some form of evolutionary adaptation for human minds,
perhaps fostering cooperation and prosocial behavior. But the historical and
anthropological record contradicts that interpretation. A better explanation for religious
representations should [a] start from the observation that the term `religion`
misleadingly lumps together three very different kinds of social-cultural processes; [b]
model the diffusion of religious concepts in terms of cultural epidemics based on
universal cognitive dispositions; and [c] explain why some (not all) religious concepts
can serve as recruitment devices in building coalitions.
We're looking forward to see you there (Nador 9, Auditorium) !
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