Empires of belief : why we need more scepticism and doubt in the twenty-first century /

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"Challenges all forms of fundamentalism and unexamined belief systems from a philosophical and sceptical viewpoint." Is unquestioning belief making a global comeback? The growth of religious fundamentalism seems to suggest so. For the sceptically minded, this is a deeply worrying trend, no...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sim, Stuart
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2006.
Subjects:
2000-2099
Skepticism > 21st century.
Belief and doubt > 21st century.
Scepticisme > 21e siècle.
Croyance et doute > 21e siècle.
PHILOSOPHY > Movements > Rationalism.
PHILOSOPHY > General.
Belief and doubt
Skepticism
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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