Religion & Sex: Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development
1935
Religion & Sex: Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development
1935
Published in 1935, 'Religion & Sex: Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development' by Chapman Cohen examines the intricate relationship between religion and sexuality through psychological and pathological perspectives. Cohen critiques traditional views of religion as purely spiritual, proposing that many religious experiences may arise from abnormal psychological conditions. He draws on examples from various cultures to illustrate how mental states have historically been interpreted as divine encounters, offering insights into how these factors shape religious beliefs and practices.
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“The future is not a gift-it is an achievement.””
— Chapman Cohen
“Till now it was believed that time and space existed by themselves, even if there was nothing else--no sun, no earth, no stars--while now we know that time and space are not the vessel for the universe, but could not exist at all if there were no contents, namely, no sun, earth and other celestial bodies.””
— Chapman Cohen
“Einstein has put an end to this isolation; it is now well established that gravitation affects not only matter, but also light.””
— Chapman Cohen
“Einstein's work is to make physics more philosophical (in a good sense),””
— Chapman Cohen
“It is comprehensible that a person could not have arrived at such a far-reaching change of view by continuing to follow the old beaten paths, but only by introducing some sort of new idea. Indeed, Einstein arrived at his theory through a train of thought of great originality.””
— Chapman Cohen
“difform motion will in every case produce the same effects as gravitation.””
— Chapman Cohen
“The Newtonian theory can no longer be regarded as absolutely correct in all cases;””
— Chapman Cohen
“Einstein supposes that space is Euclidean where it is sufficiently remote from matter, but that the presence of matter causes it to become slightly non-Euclidean”
— Chapman Cohen
“Briefly, it discards absolute time and space and makes them in every instance relative to moving systems.””
— Chapman Cohen
