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Arguments and Conclusions of Contemporary Evolutionary Theories of Culture and the Study of Religion

KUNDT, Radek

Basic information

Original name

Arguments and Conclusions of Contemporary Evolutionary Theories of Culture and the Study of Religion

Authors

Edition

2016

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Vyžádané přednášky

Field of Study

60300 6.3 Philosophy, Ethics and Religion

Country of publisher

Germany

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

Keywords in English

evolution; culture; cultural evolution; evolution through culture; evolution of culture; evolutionary study of religion

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Změněno: 27/10/2016 11:28, Mgr. et Mgr. Radek Kundt, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

Author of the book Contemporary Evolutionary Theories of Culture and the Study of Religion will present main arguments and conclusions of his analysis of contemporary evolutionary study of religion. When comparing the notion of evolution in cultural evolutionary theories with neo-Darwinian evolutionary theory to determine the value of the biological concept for studying culture, he concludes that contemporary theories of cultural evolution do not repeat the same mistakes as classical cultural evolutionists but that when they are evaluated in terms of fitting the core requirements of neo-Darwinian natural selection, it is clear that they are not legitimate extensions of neo-Darwinian theory. He also introduces an alternative evolutionary approach to the study of culture which does not claim that the principles of neo-Darwinian evolution should be applicable outside the biological domain and shows that this alternative evolutionary approach provides a deeply enriching line of enquiry.

Links

EE2.3.20.0048, research and development project
Name: Laboratoř pro experimentální výzkum náboženství