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

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press 2006Description: vi,210pISBN:
  • 9790748623266
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 121.2 22 SI-E
Contents:
Introduction: Empires of belief, campaigns for scepticism -- Scepticism: a brief philosophical history -- Enlightenment scepticism: a campaign against unnecessary hypotheses -- Super-scepticism: the postmodern world -- Science and technology as belief systems -- Towards a sceptical politics -- Reasonable doubt? -- Conclusion: The sceptic fights back.
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Print Print OPJGU Sonepat- Campus Special Collection - Indiana University Main Library 121.2 SI-E (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 007544

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-205) and index.

Introduction: Empires of belief, campaigns for scepticism -- Scepticism: a brief philosophical history -- Enlightenment scepticism: a campaign against unnecessary hypotheses -- Super-scepticism: the postmodern world -- Science and technology as belief systems -- Towards a sceptical politics -- Reasonable doubt? -- Conclusion: The sceptic fights back.

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