Reason, religion, and democracy

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Reason, religion, and democracy

Dennis C. Mueller

Cambridge University Press, 2009

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  • : hardback

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Bibliography: p. 419-435

Includes indexes

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内容説明

This book also emphasizes the difference between religion and science as means for understanding causal relationships, but it focuses much more heavily on the challenge religious extremism poses for liberal democratic institutions. The treatment contains a discussion of human psychology, describes the salient characteristics of all religions, and contrasts religion and science as systems of thought. Historical sketches are used to establish a link between modernity and the use of the human capacity for reasoning to advance human welfare. The book describes the conditions under which democratic institutions can advance human welfare, and the nature of constitutional rights as protectors of individual freedoms. Extremist religions are shown to pose a threat to liberal democracy, a threat that has implications for immigration and education policies and the definition of citizenship.

目次

  • 1. Liberal democracy
  • Part I. Fundamentals: Evolution, Psychology, Reasoning and Religion: 2. Evolution, psychology and reason
  • 3. Religion
  • Part II. An Historical Look at the State, Democracy and Religion: 4. The first states
  • 5. Athens and Rome
  • 6. The Caliphate
  • 7. The Renaissance
  • 8. The Enlightenment
  • 9. Religion and democracy after the French revolution
  • Part III. The Institutions of Liberal Democracy: 10. Democracy and citizenship
  • 11. Rights
  • 12. Education, citizenship, immigration and democracy
  • Part IV. Challenges to Liberal Democracy: 13. Democracy and religion
  • 14. Building and protecting Liberal democracy.

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