Belief and Make-Believe :: Critical Reflections On The Sources of Credulity.
Why do so many people - sometimes even intelligent people - swallow the preposterous claims of religion? G.A. Wells, the leading freethinker of our time, tries to shed light on this puzzle in his entertaining and enormously learned book, Belief and Make-Believe. Professor Wells begins by analyzing t...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Why do so many people - sometimes even intelligent people - swallow the preposterous claims of religion? G.A. Wells, the leading freethinker of our time, tries to shed light on this puzzle in his entertaining and enormously learned book, Belief and Make-Believe. Professor Wells begins by analyzing the nature of belief. To dispel popular confusions on the relation between words and thoughts, he compares the thinking process of scientists, laymen, and chimpanzees. The power of emotion and instinct to help form people's ideological outlooks is analyzed by preference to " |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Preface; PART ONE: THINKNG AND BELIEF; 1. Ideas, Words, and the Thinking Process; i. Ideas: Particular, General, and Abstract; ii. The Role of Words; iii. The Thinking Process in Scientist, Layman, and Chimpanzee; iv. The Historian's Thinking; v. The Role of Analogies; 2. Reason and Instinct; i. Reason in the Ideas of Uncivilized Peoples; ii. Generalized Instincts and the Reasoning They Prompt; iii. Defiance and Reliance; iv. Fear and the Need for Protection; PART TWO: THE BIBLE AS A BASIS FOR RELIGIOUS BELIEF; Introduction; 3. The Bible-With or Without Illusions? | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 4. Portraits of Jesus, Old and Newi. Jesus as Unknowable; ii. The Significance Originally Assigned to the Crucifixion; iii. The Koran on the Crucifixion; iv. Schweitzer; v. Hoskyns and Davey; vi. Sanders and Davies; vii. The Evidence of Josephus: Charlesworth; viii. Conclusion; 5. The New Testament on Human Destiny and Human Nature; i. Bodily Resurrection; ii. Predestination; iii. Hell; iv. The Efficacy of Human Initiative; PART THREE: MAKE-BELIEVE; 6. Ideas and Pesudo-Ideas; i. Providence and the Idea of God; ii. Religion as Imagination: Santayana; iii. Richardson and 'Existential Knowledge' | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Iv. Honest to God in Retrospectv. Conclusion; PART FOUR: RELIGION AND POETRY; 7. The Origin and Development of Poetry and Dance; i. Poetry; ii. Song and Dance; iii. Developments in Literature and in Literary Criticism; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index of New Testament References; General Index. | |
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| contents | Preface; PART ONE: THINKNG AND BELIEF; 1. Ideas, Words, and the Thinking Process; i. Ideas: Particular, General, and Abstract; ii. The Role of Words; iii. The Thinking Process in Scientist, Layman, and Chimpanzee; iv. The Historian's Thinking; v. The Role of Analogies; 2. Reason and Instinct; i. Reason in the Ideas of Uncivilized Peoples; ii. Generalized Instincts and the Reasoning They Prompt; iii. Defiance and Reliance; iv. Fear and the Need for Protection; PART TWO: THE BIBLE AS A BASIS FOR RELIGIOUS BELIEF; Introduction; 3. The Bible-With or Without Illusions? 4. Portraits of Jesus, Old and Newi. Jesus as Unknowable; ii. The Significance Originally Assigned to the Crucifixion; iii. The Koran on the Crucifixion; iv. Schweitzer; v. Hoskyns and Davey; vi. Sanders and Davies; vii. The Evidence of Josephus: Charlesworth; viii. Conclusion; 5. The New Testament on Human Destiny and Human Nature; i. Bodily Resurrection; ii. Predestination; iii. Hell; iv. The Efficacy of Human Initiative; PART THREE: MAKE-BELIEVE; 6. Ideas and Pesudo-Ideas; i. Providence and the Idea of God; ii. Religion as Imagination: Santayana; iii. Richardson and 'Existential Knowledge' Iv. Honest to God in Retrospectv. Conclusion; PART FOUR: RELIGION AND POETRY; 7. The Origin and Development of Poetry and Dance; i. Poetry; ii. Song and Dance; iii. Developments in Literature and in Literary Criticism; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index of New Testament References; General Index. |
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| spelling | Wells, George Albert. Belief and Make-Believe : Critical Reflections On The Sources of Credulity. New York : Open Court, 2013. 1 online resource (333 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Print version record. Preface; PART ONE: THINKNG AND BELIEF; 1. Ideas, Words, and the Thinking Process; i. Ideas: Particular, General, and Abstract; ii. The Role of Words; iii. The Thinking Process in Scientist, Layman, and Chimpanzee; iv. The Historian's Thinking; v. The Role of Analogies; 2. Reason and Instinct; i. Reason in the Ideas of Uncivilized Peoples; ii. Generalized Instincts and the Reasoning They Prompt; iii. Defiance and Reliance; iv. Fear and the Need for Protection; PART TWO: THE BIBLE AS A BASIS FOR RELIGIOUS BELIEF; Introduction; 3. The Bible-With or Without Illusions? 4. Portraits of Jesus, Old and Newi. Jesus as Unknowable; ii. The Significance Originally Assigned to the Crucifixion; iii. The Koran on the Crucifixion; iv. Schweitzer; v. Hoskyns and Davey; vi. Sanders and Davies; vii. The Evidence of Josephus: Charlesworth; viii. Conclusion; 5. The New Testament on Human Destiny and Human Nature; i. Bodily Resurrection; ii. Predestination; iii. Hell; iv. The Efficacy of Human Initiative; PART THREE: MAKE-BELIEVE; 6. Ideas and Pesudo-Ideas; i. Providence and the Idea of God; ii. Religion as Imagination: Santayana; iii. Richardson and 'Existential Knowledge' Iv. Honest to God in Retrospectv. Conclusion; PART FOUR: RELIGION AND POETRY; 7. The Origin and Development of Poetry and Dance; i. Poetry; ii. Song and Dance; iii. Developments in Literature and in Literary Criticism; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index of New Testament References; General Index. Why do so many people - sometimes even intelligent people - swallow the preposterous claims of religion? G.A. Wells, the leading freethinker of our time, tries to shed light on this puzzle in his entertaining and enormously learned book, Belief and Make-Believe. Professor Wells begins by analyzing the nature of belief. To dispel popular confusions on the relation between words and thoughts, he compares the thinking process of scientists, laymen, and chimpanzees. The power of emotion and instinct to help form people's ideological outlooks is analyzed by preference to " Thought and thinking. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85134988 Reason. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85111788 Instinct. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85066739 Emotions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85042818 Apologetics History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85006036 Poetry Religious aspects. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85112576 Pensée. Raison. Instinct. Apologétique Histoire. Religion et poésie. thinking. aat reason. aat PHILOSOPHY Epistemology. bisacsh Apologetics fast Emotions fast Instinct fast Reason fast Poetry Religious aspects fast Thought and thinking fast History fast has work: Belief and make-believe (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCG7MrcMvfYjxMFHmbtQFDq https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Wells, George Albert. Belief and Make-Believe : Critical Reflections On The Sources of Credulity. New York : Open Court, ©2013 9780812691887 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=683718 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Wells, George Albert Belief and Make-Believe : Critical Reflections On The Sources of Credulity. Preface; PART ONE: THINKNG AND BELIEF; 1. Ideas, Words, and the Thinking Process; i. Ideas: Particular, General, and Abstract; ii. The Role of Words; iii. The Thinking Process in Scientist, Layman, and Chimpanzee; iv. The Historian's Thinking; v. The Role of Analogies; 2. Reason and Instinct; i. Reason in the Ideas of Uncivilized Peoples; ii. Generalized Instincts and the Reasoning They Prompt; iii. Defiance and Reliance; iv. Fear and the Need for Protection; PART TWO: THE BIBLE AS A BASIS FOR RELIGIOUS BELIEF; Introduction; 3. The Bible-With or Without Illusions? 4. Portraits of Jesus, Old and Newi. Jesus as Unknowable; ii. The Significance Originally Assigned to the Crucifixion; iii. The Koran on the Crucifixion; iv. Schweitzer; v. Hoskyns and Davey; vi. Sanders and Davies; vii. The Evidence of Josephus: Charlesworth; viii. Conclusion; 5. The New Testament on Human Destiny and Human Nature; i. Bodily Resurrection; ii. Predestination; iii. Hell; iv. The Efficacy of Human Initiative; PART THREE: MAKE-BELIEVE; 6. Ideas and Pesudo-Ideas; i. Providence and the Idea of God; ii. Religion as Imagination: Santayana; iii. Richardson and 'Existential Knowledge' Iv. Honest to God in Retrospectv. Conclusion; PART FOUR: RELIGION AND POETRY; 7. The Origin and Development of Poetry and Dance; i. Poetry; ii. Song and Dance; iii. Developments in Literature and in Literary Criticism; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index of New Testament References; General Index. Thought and thinking. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85134988 Reason. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85111788 Instinct. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85066739 Emotions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85042818 Apologetics History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85006036 Poetry Religious aspects. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85112576 Pensée. Raison. Instinct. Apologétique Histoire. Religion et poésie. thinking. aat reason. aat PHILOSOPHY Epistemology. bisacsh Apologetics fast Emotions fast Instinct fast Reason fast Poetry Religious aspects fast Thought and thinking fast |
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| title | Belief and Make-Believe : Critical Reflections On The Sources of Credulity. |
| title_auth | Belief and Make-Believe : Critical Reflections On The Sources of Credulity. |
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| topic | Thought and thinking. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85134988 Reason. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85111788 Instinct. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85066739 Emotions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85042818 Apologetics History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85006036 Poetry Religious aspects. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85112576 Pensée. Raison. Instinct. Apologétique Histoire. Religion et poésie. thinking. aat reason. aat PHILOSOPHY Epistemology. bisacsh Apologetics fast Emotions fast Instinct fast Reason fast Poetry Religious aspects fast Thought and thinking fast |
| topic_facet | Thought and thinking. Reason. Instinct. Emotions. Apologetics History. Poetry Religious aspects. Pensée. Raison. Apologétique Histoire. Religion et poésie. thinking. reason. PHILOSOPHY Epistemology. Apologetics Emotions Instinct Reason Poetry Religious aspects Thought and thinking History |
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