British Academy: The UK's National Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences
The Neo-Darwinian Approach to the Study of ReligionA one-day discussion meetingChair: W. G. Runciman, University of CambridgeDiscussants: Eileen Barker, London School of Economics, Mary Douglas, University College London, |
9.30 | Registration; tea and coffee |
10.00 | Introduction |
10.15 | Social bonding: a functional explanation for the origins of religion |
11.00 | Discussion |
11.30 | Tea and coffee |
11.50 | Religious ritual as an evolutionary by-product |
12.30 | Discussion |
1.00 | Lunch |
2.00 | Evolutionary psychology and the anthropology of religion |
2.40 | Discussion |
3.20 | Tea and coffee |
3.40 | Belief versus practice: a model of the rapid spread of group-beneficial equilibria |
4.30 | Discussion |
5.00 | Panel discussion |
5.30 | Drinks reception |