The natural foundations of religion

Exploring the natural foundations of religion.

A new cognitive approach to religion is bringing fresh insights to our understanding of how religious concepts are maintained, acquired and used to motivate and direct actions. This approach suggests that seemingly extraordinary thoughts and behaviours can be supported by quite ordinary cognition and may thus be termed 'natural'. Simultaneously, this research is expanding the domain of concepts...

The biological foundations and value of religion

ترجمه و تحقیق کتاب the foundations of mysticism ( فصل 5,4 ) اثر bernard mcginn

تاریخ عرفان مسیحی بدون شناخت ریشه های آن در یهودیت ، فلسفه دینی یهود وبالاتر از همه در تاریخ مسیحیت اولیه قابل درک نیست . کتاب اقای مک گین بهترین راهنما در این زمینه است.این پایان نامه تحقیق وترجمه دوفصل از کتاب مک گین با نام "ریشه های عرفان" است که توسط شرکت کراس رود ( crossroad company) درسال 1999 به چاپ رسیده.همچنین این کتاب اموزه های پدران یونانی (کلمنت اسکندرانی ،اوریگن ،گرگوری نوسایی ، ما...

Computational Foundations of Natural Intelligence

New developments in AI and neuroscience are revitalizing the quest to understanding natural intelligence, offering insight about how to equip machines with human-like capabilities. This paper reviews some of the computational principles relevant for understanding natural intelligence and, ultimately, achieving strong AI. After reviewing basic principles, a variety of computational modeling appr...

Natural Computation—A Perspective from the Foundations of Quantum Theory

The framework of classical physics is based on a mechanical conception of nature, a conception which is mirrored in the Turing model of computation. Quantum theory has, however, fundamentally challenged this conception. The mathematical formalism of quantum theory consists of a set of postulates, most of which are at odds with the corresponding postulates of classical physics. For example, quan...