XXXI. Some Modern Theories of Religion and the Veda

Psychoanalytic Theories of Religion in Protestant Contexts

Psychoanalysts since Sigmund Freud have tried to discuss the role of religion in modern societies. Freud himself saw religion as an illusion which had struck neurotics, while Slavoj Žižek viewed it as some sort of “perversion” which functioned in the cycle of law-transgression. In this essay, I dig into these theories to uncover traces of Lutheran interpretations of Paul’s words on the Jewish l...

The place of the Modern theological voluntarism among realist theories

Theological voluntarism, which is a deep-rooted approach in the philosophy of ethics and is also expressed in Ethyphron's treatise, seeks to prove the dependence of ethics on God. In this article, which has been investigated with an analytical and library method, a comprehensive system for the classification of realist theories is presented first by focusing on minimal realism - which includes ...

the tragedy of modern man in arthur millers world

what miller wants is a theatre of heightened consciousness. he speaks of two passions in a man, the passion to "feel" and the passion "know". he belives that we can have more of the latter. he says: drama is akin to the other inventions of man in that it ought to help us know more and not merely to spend our feelings. the writing of the crucible shows us that he is trying to give more heightene...

Vidya, Veda, and Varna: The Influence of Religion and Caste on Education in Rural India

This paper argues that Vidya (education), Veda (religion) and Varna (caste) are inter-linked in India. It examines whether, and to what extent, the enrolment of children at school in India is influenced by community norms such those of religion (Hindu or Muslim) or caste (Scheduled or nonScheduled). The econometric estimates are based on unit record data from a survey of 33,000 rural households...

Religion and the Rise of Modern Culture