ABSTRACT The cognitive and evolutionary science of religion has found new and interesting ways to describe and interpret religion and religious behaviour. The main working framework of cognitive and evolutionary approaches considers religion only in the perspective of its usefulness for the survival of the individual or group. We named this “the utilitarian framework of religion.” After the introduction into these scientific disciplines, we provided a wider account of religion with the help of saint Thomas Aquinas, that stresses how religion considered as virtue is related not to the sort of behaviour, but to the final end of human life.

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宗教是功利主义者吗？宗教视角下的宗教进化认知科学

摘要宗教的认知和进化科学已经发现了描述和解释宗教与宗教行为的新颖有趣的方法。认知和进化方法的主要工作框架仅在宗教对个人或群体生存有用的角度考虑宗教。我们将其命名为“宗教的功利主义框架”。引入这些科学学科之后，我们在圣托马斯·阿奎那（Thomas Aquinas）的帮助下对宗教进行了更广泛的阐述，其中强调了宗教被视为美德的方式与行为的形式无关，而与人类的最终生活息息相关。