Author: Huenemann

USU Philosophy Club

Philosophy Lecture

“‘Living Beings, Not Speculating Chimeras’: Herder’s Psychology of Religion”

Benjamin Crowe
Assistant Professor in Philosophy
University of Utah

Summary: J.G. Herder (1744-1804) is acknowledged as a pioneer in philosophy, theology, history, anthropology, and allied disciplines. This paper explores Herder’s development of a psychogenetic account of religion through a critical confrontation with the dominant theological rationalism of the age. Herder’s view undercuts various false dilemmas posed by the rationalists by situating religion within a reconfigured account of the “lower faculties” of the soul, thereby effecting an important, if somewhat overlooked, revolution in the modern science of religion.

Friday, March 27
4:30 p.m.
Main 301

All are welcome!

Have you been putting off joining Phi Sigma Tau? If so, put off no longer. Please send an application to Huenemann by March 27th. Application is easy, and honorable.

Check out these events:

Mon 16th March, TSC West Ballroom, 6:00 pm
Music Night:
Baha’i, Gospel, LDS, Muslim, Pagan

Tues 17th March, Sunburst Lounge (TSC), 5:30 pm
Lecture by Dr. Harrison Kleiner:
“Sex and Religion: Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body”

Wed 18th March, Old Main 304, 6:00 pm
Pagan Potluck & [Religion] Jeopardy!
It is a potluck! Bring, eat, and learn!

Thurs 19th March, Old Main 121, 5:30 pm
Professional Panel on:
“Religion, Art, and Literature”

Fri 20th March, Business Building 215, 6:00 pm
Movie Night
Star Wars IV and “Mythology of Star Wars”

Send a 300-word abstract to Dave Newlin at newlinda(at)uvu(dot)edu. Include your name, institution, title of your paper, and phone number. Papers in any philosophical area are welcome.

Deadline: March 17th

Conference: April 8th

Keynote speaker: Charlie Huenemann

If you are a Philosophy major, and in your junior year, you should apply for the Brett E. Blanch award. The deadline was today, but we are moving it to March 27th.