Empires of belief : why we need more scepticism and doubt in the twenty-first century / Stuart Sim.
Stuart Sim
كتابChallenges various forms of fundamentalism and unexamined belief systems from a philosophical and sceptical viewpoint. Is unquestioning belief making a global comeback? This book outlines the history of scepticism in both the Western and Islamic cultural traditions, and from the Enlightenment to postmodernism.
العنوان |
Empires of belief [electronic resource] : why we need more scepticism and doubt in the twenty-first century / Stuart Sim. |
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الطبعة |
1st ed. |
الناشر |
Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press |
تاريخ الإصدار |
c2006 |
ملاحظات |
Description based upon print version of record. Issued also in print. Includes bibliographical references and index. English |
رقم الرف |
COVER Contents Acknowledgements Introduction: Empires of Belief, Campaigns for Scepticism 1 Scepticism: A Brief Philosophical History 2 Enlightenment Scepticism: A Campaign Against Unnecessary Hypotheses 3 Super-Scepticism: The Postmodern World 4 Science and Technology as Belief Systems 5 Towards a Sceptical Politics 6 Reasonable Doubt? Conclusion: The Sceptic Fights Back Notes Bibliography Index |
الشكل |
1 online resource (217 p.) |
اللغة |
الانكليزية |
رقم النظام |
997010709698205171 |
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