An Eliminativist Theory of Religion |
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| Authors: | Mark Owen Webb |
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| Institution: | (1) Philosophy Department, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-3092, USA |
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| Abstract: | A philosophical theory of religion ought to meet four criteria: it should be extensionally accurate, neutral, phenomenological,
and non-circular. I argue that none of the popular theories of religion meet all these criteria, and that, in particular,
the extensional accuracy criterion and the non-circularity criterion can’t be met without sacrificing extensional accuracy.
I conclude that, therefore, religions do not form a kind, and so, there is no such thing as religion.
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| Keywords: | Religion Philosophy Conceptual analysis Definition |
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