RT Article
T1 The Eclipse of Morality: A Riposte to Lane, Wildman, & Shults’ “Paying the Piper” Commentary
JF Method & theory in the study of religion
VO 35
IS 1
SP 87
OP 107
A1 Ambasciano, Leonardo
LA English
PB Brill
YR 2023
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/183047541X
AB The present contribution is a riposte to Lane, Wildman, and Shults’ commentary on my MTSR article “He Who Pays the Piper Calls the Tune” (Ambasciano 2022). I offer an epistemological and historical criticism of some of their most relevant claims, along with the identification and deconstruction of some of the biases and fallacies behind their commentary. I also highlight – once again – the historiographical neglect and some of the most questionable approaches and unresolved issues in the current CSR 2.0 modus operandi. Along with the ethical and financial impact of private donors with political and religious agendas in the field, such controversial topics call for immediate action from peers and associations to avoid the further drain of money, resources, and personnel in a time of increasing financial austerity. A computational science incapable of confronting and resolving such basic issues is not a computational science at all – it’s mere tech-evangelism.
K1 method & theory in the qualitative study of history, culture, and religion(s)
K1 Cognitive Historiography
K1 cognitive and evolutionary science of religion
K1 CSR 2.0
K1 Kommentar
DO 10.1163/15700682-bja10082