Shared intentionality and divine persons: explorations in empirical psychology and ramified natural theology
This article explores the intersection of two developing fields of study: the psychological field of shared intentionality and the philosophy of religion field of ramified natural theology. In shared intentionality, agents share mental states and cooperate to achieve a common goal. Many psychologist...
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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс Статья |
| Язык: | Английский |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Опубликовано: |
2025
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Religious studies
Год: 2025, Том: 61, Выпуск: S2, Страницы: S216-S232 |
| Другие ключевые слова: | B
ramified natural theology
B empirical psychology B science-engaged theology B shared intentionality B divine persons |
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| Итог: | This article explores the intersection of two developing fields of study: the psychological field of shared intentionality and the philosophy of religion field of ramified natural theology. In shared intentionality, agents share mental states and cooperate to achieve a common goal. Many psychologists in this field believe that of all the primates, only humans share intentionality - humans alone form a "we". Ramified natural theology is the project of presenting philosophical evidences for core doctrines of the Christian faith. In this article I investigate some applications of shared intentionality for Christian natural theology. In the Anselmian tradition I offer two deductive arguments that deploy shared intentionality to argue that there are multiple divine persons. I then suggest that analogical arguments - often overlooked by philosophers of religion - provide a better fit for psychological findings, such as shared intentionality. After sketching some fundamental features of analogical arguments, I advance two arguments by analogy for the conclusion that God, like humans, shares intentionality. These arguments show that the psychology of shared intentionality, and empirical psychology more generally, is a promising source for theological reflection. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-901X |
| Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: Religious studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0034412523000781 |
