God Is Watching You by Dominic Johnson
Drawing on new research from anthropology, evolutionary biology, experimental psychology, and neuroscience, Dominic Johnson presents a new theory of supernatural punishment that offers fresh insight on the origins and evolution of not only religion, but human cooperation and society.
A masterful synthesis of current research in the cognitive science of religion (CSR)It makes accessible a wide range of CSR literature to the general non-academic reader, while also providing a useful and compelling narrative of the extant literature for an academic audience. * Mary H. Bugbee, Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture *
Simultaneously entertaining, enlightening, and eclectically erudite, God is Watching You is a portal well worth entering, both for the dialogue it engenders and the intellectual journey it provides. * Candace S. Alcorta, Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture *
Wide-ranging and consistently interesting ... vividly written and packed with arresting examples * John Gray, New Statesman *
A genuinely insightful and provocative book * Stuart Kelly, The Scotsman *
Important and impressive work ... compelling and fascinating detail * Paul Richardson, Church of England Newspaper *
This is a thought-provoking read * The Catholic Herald *
Simultaneously entertaining, enlightening, and eclectically erudite, God is Watching You is a portal well worth entering, both for the dialogue it engenders and the intellectual journey it provides. * Candace S. Alcorta, Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture *
Wide-ranging and consistently interesting ... vividly written and packed with arresting examples * John Gray, New Statesman *
A genuinely insightful and provocative book * Stuart Kelly, The Scotsman *
Important and impressive work ... compelling and fascinating detail * Paul Richardson, Church of England Newspaper *
This is a thought-provoking read * The Catholic Herald *
Dominic Johnson received a D.Phil. from Oxford University in evolutionary biology, and a Ph.D. from Geneva University in political science. Drawing on both disciplines, he is interested in how new research on evolution, biology and human nature is challenging theories of international relations, conflict, and cooperation. He is the author of Overconfidence and War: The Havoc and Glory of Positive Illusions (2004) and Failing to Win: Perceptions of Victory and Defeat in International Politics (2006), with Dominic Tierney.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199895632 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199895635 |
| Title | God Is Watching You |
| Author | Dominic Johnson |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2016-01-14 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
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