Solving the Evolutionary Puzzle of Human Cooperation
Barenthin, Glenn & D. Jason Slone & Donald Wiebe & Luther H. Martin & Radek Kundt & William W. McCorkle Jr.
Language: English
Published by Bloomsbury Academic, 2019
Series: Book 14 of 28 - Scientific Studies of Religion: Inquiry and Explanation
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- Title
- Solving the Evolutionary Puzzle of Human Cooperation
- Author
- Barenthin, Glenn & D. Jason Slone & Donald Wiebe & Luther H. Martin & Radek Kundt & William W. McCorkle Jr.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Publication year
- 2019
- Condition
- As New
- Dust jacket
- No Dust Jacket As Issued
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1350106755
- ISBN 13
- 9781350106758
- Series
- Book 14 of 28: Scientific Studies of Religion: Inquiry and Explanation
In this book, Glenn Barenthin provides a new solution to a key question in the cognitive and evolutionary study of religion: why do humans cooperate?
What led humans, uniquely among animals, to have large-scale civilizations with unprecedented cooperation? One explanation, propagated by the Big God Proponents (BGP), argues that a moralizing God is the crucial motivator for the pro-social behaviour necessary for large scale civilization. To explore this idea, Barenthin provides a critical assessment of the evidence provided by the BGP, and also discusses the place of God in our moral thinking.
However, using evidence from anthropology, history, cognitive science, psychology and game theory, Barenthin presents a new theory: that the evolutionary pressures faced by our forebears paved the way for emerging humans to engage in what he terms 'thin cooperation'. This type of cooperation requires individuals to comprehend the reasons for their actions, and it is often done with others in mind. Finally, Barenthin argues that humans also have the capacity for 'thick cooperation', which is made possible by those fighting for the rights of strangers in an attempt to make the world a fairer place for a greater number of people.
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About the Author
Donald Wiebe is Professor of Philosophy of Religion at Trinity College, University of Toronto, Canada.
Luther H. Martin is Professor of Religion Emeritus at the University of Vermont, USA.
Radek Kundt is Assistant Professor in the Department for the Study of Religions, Masaryk University, Czech Republic. He is also a Research Fellow at the LEVYNA Laboratory for the Experimental Research of Religion, Masaryk University, Czech Republic.
Dimitris Xygalatas is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Head of the Experimental Anthropology Lab at the University of Connecticut, USA.
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