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Spirituality and the Human Sciences (2003)
INTS-566-O, Distance Education Course, Section: none
  Required Preliminary Readings
   Greenfield, S. The Private Life of the Brain: Emotions, Consciousness, and the Secret of the Self. Wiley, 2000.

Hamer, D., and P. Copeland. Living with Our Genes: Why They Matter More than You Think. New York: Doubleday, 1998.
  Supplemental Resources
   Barash, D. P. Ideas of Human Nature: From the Bhagavad Gita to Sociobiology. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1998.

Barbour, I. G. Religion and Science: Historical and Contemporary Issues. San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1997.

Barbour, I. G. When Science Meets Religion. New York: HarperCollins, 2000.

Blackmore, S. The Meme Machine. New York: Oxford, 1999.

Brown, W. S., N. Murphy, and H. N. Malony, eds. Whatever Happened to the Soul? Scientific and Theological Portraits of Human Nature. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1998.

Damasio, A. The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness. Harcourt, 2000.

Dawkins, M. S. Through Our Eyes Only? The Search for Animal Consciousness. New York: Oxford, 1998.

Deacon, Terrence. The Symbolic Species: The Co-Evolution of Language and the Brain. New York: W. W. Norton, 1997.

Gazzaniga, M. The Mind's Past. Berkeley, CA: California, 1998.

Ghiglieri, M. P. The Dark Side of Man: Tracing the Origins of Male Violence. Reading, MA: Perseus, 1999.

Gopnick, A., A. N. Meltzoff, and P. K. Kuhl. The Scientist in the Crib: What Early Learning Tells Us About the Mind. HarpPerennial, 2000.

Hinde, R. A. Why Gods Persist: A Scientific Approach to Religion. New York: Routledge, 1999.

Johnston, V. S. Why We Feel: The Science of Human Emotions. Reading, MA: Perseus, 1999.

Lieberman, P. Eve Spoke: Human Language and Human Evolution. New York: Norton, 1998.

McGinn, C. The Mysterious Flame: Conscious Minds in a Material World. New York: BasicBooks, 1999.

Niehoff, D. The Biology of Violence: How Understanding the Brain, Behavior, and Environment Can Break the Vicious Circle of Aggression. New York: Free Press, 1999.

Pinker, S. Words and Rules: The Ingredients of Language. New York: BasicBooks, 1999.

Rolston, H. Genes, Genesis, and God: Values and Their Origins in Natural and Human History. New York: Cambridge, 1999.

Rottschaefer, W. A. The Biology and Psychology of Moral Agency. New York: Cambridge, 1998.

Segal, N. L. Twins and What They Tell Us about Human Behavior. Plume, 2000.

Sharpe, K. J. David Bohm's World: New Physics and New Religion. Lewisburg, PA: Bucknell, 1993.

Sharpe, K. Sleuthing the Divine: The Nexus of Science and Spirit. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2000.

Sober, E., and D. S. Wilson. Unto Others: The Evolution and Psychology of Unselfish Behavior. Cambridge, MA: Harvard, 1998.

Watts, F. Science Meets Faith: Theology and Science in Conversation. London: SPCK, 1998.

Wilber, K. The Marriage of Sense and Soul: Integrating Science and Religion. New York: Random House, 1998.

Worthington, E. L., Jr., ed. Dimensions of Forgiveness: Psychological Research and Technological Perspectives. Radnor, PA: Tempeton, 1998.

  Week 1: Evolutionary Psychology
  
Internet link to 'Evolutionary Psychology,' by C.A.P. Kenyon 'Evolutionary Psychology,' by C.A.P. Kenyon
  
Internet link to 'Evolutionary Psychology and the Emotions,' by Leda Cosmides & John Tooby 'Evolutionary Psychology and the Emotions,' by Leda Cosmides & John Tooby
  
Internet link to 'Back from Chaos,' by E. O. Wilson, a partial summary of his book,><I>Consilience</I> 'Back from Chaos,' by E. O. Wilson, a partial summary of his book, Consilience
  
Internet link to 'On Seeing the Computational Forest for the Cultural Trees,' by Cosma Chalizi 'On Seeing the Computational Forest for the Cultural Trees,' by Cosma Chalizi
  
Internet link to 'Evolutionary Psychology Challenges the Current Social Sciences,' by J. Raymond Zimmer 'Evolutionary Psychology Challenges the Current Social Sciences,' by J. Raymond Zimmer
  
Internet link to 'Alas, Poor Darwin: Arguments Against Evolutionary Psychology,' by Dorothy Nelkin 'Alas, Poor Darwin: Arguments Against Evolutionary Psychology,' by Dorothy Nelkin
  
Internet link to 'Biology Intersects Religion and Morality,' by Kevin Sharpe 'Biology Intersects Religion and Morality,' by Kevin Sharpe
Full Text article Theology and evolutionary psychology; Kari Konkola; Skeptic; 1999; 74; (7)
Full Text article To nurture or nature?; [City Edition]; Chet Raymo; Boston Globe; Aug 3, 1998; C.6
Text+Graphics article The Darwinian universe; John F Haught; Commonweal; Jan 25, 2002; 12; (5)
Full Text article Mind, morality, and evolution; Austin Dacey; Free Inquiry; Spring 2000; 55; (3)
   Supplemental Articles
  
Internet link to 'Evolutionary Psychology' 'Evolutionary Psychology'
  
Internet link to 'Evolutionary Psychology: A Primer,' by Leda Cosmides & John Tooby 'Evolutionary Psychology: A Primer,' by Leda Cosmides & John Tooby
  
Internet link to 'A Reader in Evolutionary Psychology' 'A Reader in Evolutionary Psychology'
  
Internet link to 'Future Psychological Evolution,' by John Stewart 'Future Psychological Evolution,' by John Stewart
  
Internet link to 'Evolutionary Psychology: An Emerging Integrative Perspective Within the Science and Practice of Psychology,' by Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair 'Evolutionary Psychology: An Emerging Integrative Perspective Within the Science and Practice of Psychology,' by Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair
   Supplemental Books
   Barrett, Louise, Robin Dunbar, and John Lycett. Human Evolutionary Psychology. Princeton.
   Pinker, Steven. The Blank Slate. Penguin.
  Week 2: Social Psychology
  
Internet link to 'The World is Just: An Implicit Religious Belief?' by Kevin Sharpe and Jonathan Walgate 'The World is Just: An Implicit Religious Belief?' by Kevin Sharpe and Jonathan Walgate
   Explore the following page and the links leading from it until you have a good understanding of what social psychology is, its methods, and what it covers.
  
Internet link to SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
     Week 3: Consciousness
  
Internet link to 'The Problem of Consciousness,' by John Searle 'The Problem of Consciousness,' by John Searle
   Follow the links on the following page to read the press commentaries.
  
Internet link to The Last Temptation Of Christ The Last Temptation Of Christ
Text+Graphics article Spreading consciousness; Bruce Bower; Science News; Oct 19, 2002; 251; (2)
   How do the ideas in the following article relate to a Platonic view of the pre-existence of forms?
Text+Graphics article Neural shape-up; Bruce Bower; Science News; Nov 2, 2002; 275; (2)
  
Internet link to 'COMPUTING MACHINERY AND INTELLIGENCE,' by A. M. Turing 'COMPUTING MACHINERY AND INTELLIGENCE,' by A. M. Turing
   Read two articles linked from the following site, which interest you and supplement the items listed above for this week.
  
Internet link to Online papers on consciousness Online papers on consciousness
   Supplemental Articles
  
Internet link to Susan Greenfield, the author of a major report on women in science released today, on sexism in the laboratory Susan Greenfield, the author of a major report on women in science released today, on sexism in the laboratory
  
Internet link to 'Susan Greenfield,' by Andrew Duncan 'Susan Greenfield,' by Andrew Duncan
  Week 4: The Nature of Love, Happiness, and Purpose (part 1)
Full Text article Scientists Say Orangutans Can Exhibit 'Culture'; Carol Kaesuk Yoon; New York Times; Jan 3, 2003; A.16
  
Internet link to 'The Light of Reason: Evolutionary Psychology and Ethics,' by Anthony M. Matteo 'The Light of Reason: Evolutionary Psychology and Ethics,' by Anthony M. Matteo
  
Internet link to HORMONE INVOLVED IN REPRODUCTION MAY HAVE ROLE IN THE MAINTENANCE OF RELATIONSHIPS HORMONE INVOLVED IN REPRODUCTION MAY HAVE ROLE IN THE MAINTENANCE OF RELATIONSHIPS
  
Internet link to 'Mothering and Oxytocin or Hormonal Cocktails for Two,' by Sarah Blaffer Hrdy and C. Sue Carter 'Mothering and Oxytocin or Hormonal Cocktails for Two,' by Sarah Blaffer Hrdy and C. Sue Carter
  
Internet link to 'Oxytocin Is a Many Splendid Thing: Biochemicals Usurp the Divine,' by Kevin Sharpe 'Oxytocin Is a Many Splendid Thing: Biochemicals Usurp the Divine,' by Kevin Sharpe
  Week 5: The Nature of Love, Happiness, and Purpose (part 2)
  
Internet link to 'The Science We Like and the Science We Don't' by Kenan Malik 'The Science We Like and the Science We Don't' by Kenan Malik
  
Internet link to 'Providence, Purpose, and the Psychobiology of Fundamental Motivation,' by Kevin Sharpe 'Providence, Purpose, and the Psychobiology of Fundamental Motivation,' by Kevin Sharpe
  
Internet link to 'The Sense of Happiness: Biological Explanations and Ultimate Reality and Meaning,' by Kevin Sharpe 'The Sense of Happiness: Biological Explanations and Ultimate Reality and Meaning,' by Kevin Sharpe
Full Text article Is there a formula for joy?; Richard Corliss; Time; Jan 20, 2003; 72
Full Text article SCIENCE JOURNAL: Maybe for This Year, You Can Try to Whip Your Brain in Shape; By Sharon Begley; Asian Wall Street Journal; Jan 13, 2003; A.7
Text+Graphics article Does money buy happiness?; Don Peck; The Atlantic Monthly; Jan/Feb 2003; 42; (2)
Full Text article Islam and ecology: Toward retrieval and reconstruction; S Nomanul Haq; Daedalus; Fall 2001; 141; (38)
  Week 6: Language Development
Full Text article Seeking Deeper Meaning in the Babbling of Babies; Mary Duenwald; New York Times; Oct 1, 2002; F.5
Full Text article Grant extends program at Torrey Pines High; [NI Edition]; The San Diego Union - Tribune; Aug 17, 2002; NI.11
  
Internet link to 'Terrence Deacon: THE SYMBOLIC SPECIES (Norton, 1998),' by Piero Scaruffi 'Terrence Deacon: THE SYMBOLIC SPECIES (Norton, 1998),' by Piero Scaruffi
  
Internet link to 'Terrence Deacon: The Symbolic Species,' by Amy Tabor 'Terrence Deacon: The Symbolic Species,' by Amy Tabor
Full Text article Glimpsing possibilities; Robin Dunbar; Psychologist; Sep 2000; 466; (2)
Full Text article Contesting language -- The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language by Steven Pinker / The Linguistics Wars by Randy Allen Harris / The Socal Art: Language and Its Uses by Ronald Macaulay / Women, Men and Language by Jennifer; Barton, Ellen L; College; Apr 1995; 481; (17)
Full Text article Walking the Walk, Talking the Talk; Contending Views on Language and the Brain; THE SYMBOLIC SPECIES: The Co-Evolution of Language and the Brain. By Terrence W. Deacon . W.W. Norton: 528 pp., $29.95; [Home Edition]; ROBERT C. BERWICK; The Los Angeles Times; Sep 7, 1997; 3
Full Text article Whose side are you on? Forty years after C.P. Snow delivered his `Two Cultures' lecture, are science and the arts any closer to ending their intellectual war?; MELVYN BRAGG; The Observer; Mar 7, 1999; 001
  Week 7: Different Ways of Knowing/Creating Theological Method
  
Internet link to 'Knowledge of Ultimate Reality: Happiness and a Scientific Method for Spiritual Thought,' by Kevin Sharpe 'Knowledge of Ultimate Reality: Happiness and a Scientific Method for Spiritual Thought,' by Kevin Sharpe
  
Internet link to 'An Inquiry into Truth,' by Florencia Ortiz Freuler 'An Inquiry into Truth,' by Florencia Ortiz Freuler
  
Internet link to 'Ways of Knowing,' by Marilyn Walker 'Ways of Knowing,' by Marilyn Walker
  
Internet link to 'Science and Religion as Ways of Knowing,' by Piet Hut 'Science and Religion as Ways of Knowing,' by Piet Hut
  
Internet link to 'Ways of Knowing' 'Ways of Knowing'
  
Internet link to 'Spiritual Ways of Knowing about Tornadoes' 'Spiritual Ways of Knowing about Tornadoes'
  Week 8: Learner presentations
   Readings are on our eCollege site.
  Week 9: Learner presentations
   Readings are on our eCollege site.
  Week 10: Learner presentations
   Readings are on our eCollege site.
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