Believing, Belonging and Understanding: Religion and Philosophy as Narratives and Practice in Adam Smith
ISBN: 978-1-83549-517-9, eISBN: 978-1-83549-516-2
Publication date: 31 October 2023
Abstract
Religion and philosophy satisfy the basic human needs of understanding, belonging, and finding meaning. They provide tranquility of mind and satisfy the desire to be loved and lovable. However, they present their own failings and can counter each other in positive and negative ways, that threaten the communities of beliefs they form and their interactions. An appropriate institutional framework can control the fanaticism and sectarianism that can come with established religion and philosophy.
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Acknowledgements
Acknowledgments
My special thanks to Jordan Ballor and Erik Matson for organizing the workshop on Religion and the Scottish Enlightenment. I thank all participants for a lively conversation and for their feedback on a first version of this paper. I also thank an anonymous referee and Erik Matson for comments and suggestions on a second version of the paper.
Citation
Hurtado, J. (2023), "Believing, Belonging and Understanding: Religion and Philosophy as Narratives and Practice in Adam Smith", Fiorito, L., Scheall, S. and Suprinyak, C.E. (Ed.) Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology: Including a Symposium on Religion, the Scottish Enlightenment, and the Rise of Liberalism (Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology, Vol. 41A), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 11-26. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0743-415420240000041002
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