J. Anderson Thomson Jr. is an acclaimed author who delves into evolutionary psychology and the cognitive underpinnings of religious belief. His work explores the profound conflicts between science and religion, highlighting how scientific explanations are increasingly supplanting older religious cosmologies and anthropologies. Thomson's essays and publications address a wide array of subjects, from psychological disorders to psychobiographical studies of historical figures, offering insightful perspectives on the human psyche and its development.
A radical new global reading of histories of empire and nation, showing that the history of punishment is not solely connected to the emergence of prisons and penitentiaries, but to histories of governance, occupation and global connections across the world.