Author: Gemma

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Philosophy Theme 2—Religion as a Product of the Human Mind
Knowledge Organiser

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Key Words
17. Agnostic	18. Archetype
19. Atheism	20. Collective unconscious
21. Collective neurosis	22. Sigmund Freud
23. Fundamentalist	24. Individuation
25. Neurosis	26. New Atheism
27. Oedipus Complex	28. Primal horde
29. Totem	30. Wish fulfilment
31. Ego	32. Id
33. Psyche	34. Psychoanalysis
35. Superego	36. Personal unconscious
37. Primordial	38. Psychotherapy

AO2

How far religious belief can be considered a neurosis.		The adequacy of Freud’s explanation of religious belief.
The extent to which Jung was more positive than Freud about the idea of God.		The effectiveness of empirical approaches as critiques of Jungian views on religion.
The success of atheistic arguments against religious belief.		The extent to which religious responses to New Atheism have been successful.