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The Evolution of Religion: Adaptationist Accounts
In Melville Y. Stewart (ed.), Science and Religion in Dialogue. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 437–457 (2009)
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This chapter contains sections titled: I Introduction II One Preliminary III Adaptationist Theories IV Punishment Theories V Commitment Signaling VI Group Selection V Conclusion Notes References.Author's Profile
evolution of religion ‐ adaptationist accounts evolutionary explanations ‐ divided, those that explain religion as an adaptation tool and language use ‐ cultural universals of fairly coarse‐grained sort Darwinian theory of evolution ‐ characteristics evolving to help organisms to survive adaptationist theories punishment theories ‐ ideal ways in sustaining cooperation commitment signaling group selection
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