Davis, G. Scott

Believing and acting : the pragmatic turn in comparative religion and ethics / Believing & acting G. Scott Davis. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2012. - 234 p. ; 23 cm

Contents;

1. Believing and acting: The allure of method in the study of religion
2. Peirce and the legacy of pragmatism
3. Ethics, religion, and the limits of empiricism
4. Richard Rorty and the pragmatic turn in the study of religion
5. "Gay fine colours": Cognitive science and the study of religion
6. The base of design: Relativism and fieldwork in contemporary anthropology
7. Explaining innovation: From the history of art to comparative ethics and religion
8. From comparisons to cases: Pragmatism and politics of virtue



Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780199583904 0199583900

2011942642

015969088 Uk


Religion and ethics.
Pragmatism.

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