Religious Credences as Hinges: A Commentary on Van Leeuwen's Religion as Make-Believe
In this commentary, we critically discuss Neil van Leeuwen’s book Religion as Make-Believe: A Theory of Belief, Imagination, and Group Identity. We argue that his portrayal of religious credences bears remarkable similarities to what certain epistemologists refer to as "hinges." We further...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
Zygon
Year: 2025, Volume: 59, Issue: 4, Pages: 1106–17 |
| Further subjects: | B
Religious credence
B Make-believe B hinges |
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| Summary: | In this commentary, we critically discuss Neil van Leeuwen’s book Religion as Make-Believe: A Theory of Belief, Imagination, and Group Identity. We argue that his portrayal of religious credences bears remarkable similarities to what certain epistemologists refer to as "hinges." We furthermore argue that these similarities lead to a different perspective on the rationality of religious credence than the one advanced by Van Leeuwen. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Zygon
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.16995/zygon.16946 |
