An Eliminativist Theory of Religion
A philosophical theory of religion ought to meet four criteria: it should be extensionally accurate, neutral, phenomenological, and non-circular. I argue that none of the popular theories of religion meet all these criteria, and that, in particular, the extensional accuracy criterion and the non-cir...
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2009
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Sophia
Year: 2009, Volume: 48, Issue: 1, Pages: 35-42 |
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