The believing brain : from ghosts and gods to politics and conspiracies--how we construct beliefs and reinforce them as truths / Michael Shermer.
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- ISBN: 9780805091250 (hc) :
- Physical Description: xii, 385 p. ; 25 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Times Books, c2011.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Mr. D'Arpino's dilemma -- Dr. Collins's conversion -- A skeptic's journey -- Patternicity -- Agenticity -- The believing neuron -- Belief in the afterlife -- Belief in god -- Belief in aliens -- Belief in conspiracies -- Politics of belief -- Confirmations of belief -- Geographies of belief -- Cosmologies of belief -- Epilogue: the truth is out there. |
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Subject: | Belief and doubt. Cognitive neuroscience. Knowledge, Theory of. |
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245 | 1 | 4. | ‡aThe believing brain : ‡bfrom ghosts and gods to politics and conspiracies--how we construct beliefs and reinforce them as truths / ‡cMichael Shermer. |
250 | . | ‡a1st ed. | |
260 | . | ‡aNew York : ‡bTimes Books, ‡cc2011. | |
300 | . | ‡axii, 385 p. ; ‡c25 cm. | |
504 | . | ‡aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | |
505 | 0 | . | ‡aMr. D'Arpino's dilemma -- Dr. Collins's conversion -- A skeptic's journey -- Patternicity -- Agenticity -- The believing neuron -- Belief in the afterlife -- Belief in god -- Belief in aliens -- Belief in conspiracies -- Politics of belief -- Confirmations of belief -- Geographies of belief -- Cosmologies of belief -- Epilogue: the truth is out there. |
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650 | 0. | ‡aCognitive neuroscience. | |
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