Scholars have recently identified resemblances between pragmatist thought and contemporary trends in cognitive science in the area of ‘embodied cognition’ or ‘4E cognition.’ In this article I explore these resemblances in the account of religious belief provided by the classical pragmatist philosopher William James. Although James’s psychology does not always parallel the commitments of embodied cognition, his insights concerning the role of emotion and socio-cultural context in shaping religious belief, as well as the action-oriented nature of such beliefs, resonate with embodied and embedded accounts of religious belief. James’s insights are readily extended in light of contemporary embodied cognition research to highlight the interdependency between religious belief of individuals and the cognitive scaffolding provided by embodied religious practices.

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威廉詹姆斯和具体的宗教信仰

学者们最近在“具身认知”或“4E 认知”领域发现了实用主义思想与认知科学的当代趋势之间的相似之处。在这篇文章中，我探讨了古典实用主义哲学家威廉詹姆斯对宗教信仰的描述中的这些相似之处。尽管詹姆斯的心理学并不总是与具身认知的承诺平行，但他关于情感和社会文化背景在塑造宗教信仰中的作用的见解，以及此类信仰的行动导向性质，与具身和嵌入的宗教描述产生共鸣。信仰。