2021 Carl G. Hempel Lectures: "The Invention of Religion." - Day 2
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"Churches, Morals,
Symbols"
Abstract: Among the things that Tylor neglected were the
role of religious institutions in the ethical life of their adherents and the
centrality of religion as a source of moral ideas. He also says very little
about one of the most evident features of much religion, which is the place of
symbolism in ritual and belief. These lacunae were filled in by Durkheim and by
Weber, whose work we'll explore in the second lecture.
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