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The believing brain : from ghosts and gods to politics and conspiracies--how we construct beliefs and reinforce them as truths / Michael Shermer.
Record details
- 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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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 153.4 She | 31681002249118 | NONFIC | Available | - |
