What beliefs are made from

by Leicester, Jonathan

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Full title :What beliefs are made from / Jonathan Leicester.

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Publication Date:2016

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Publisher(s):BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHER
Place of Publication:Place of publication not identified
Language:eng
Publication Date:2016

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Description:1 online resource

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ISBN:1681082632, 9781681082639
oclc:ocn985760554
LC Classification:BD161
Dewey Decimal:121

Intro -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- The Problem with Belief -- Some Strange Shared Beliefs -- CULTURE-BOUND PSYCHOSES -- EPIDEMIC HYSTERIA -- MYTHS AND LEGENDS -- RUMOURS AND CONSPIRACY THEORIES -- Four Theories of Belief -- THE INTELLECTUALISTIC THEORY OF BELIEF -- THE DISPOSITIONAL THEORY OF BELIEF -- Belief and Judgement -- THE FEELING THEORY OF BELIEF -- ELIMINATIVIST THEORIES OF BELIEF -- FOOTNOTE -- The Evolution of Mind -- FOOTNOTE -- Causes of Belief -- USING EVIDENCE -- FAILURE TO USE EVIDENCE -- FAULTY USE OF EVIDENCE

INABILITY TO WITHHOLD JUDGEMENT. VACILLATING BELIEFS -- DESIRE. WISHFUL THINKING -- THE BELIEVER'S PRIOR BELIEFS -- SHARED BELIEFS OF COMMUNITIES AND GROUPS -- DIRECT EXPERIENCE AND TESTIMONY -- Near-death Experiences -- THE SOURCE OF TESTIMONY -- INTELLIGENCE -- EGO DEFENCE MECHANISMS -- PERSONALITY -- MOOD AND EMOTION -- LANGUAGE -- THE POWER OF REPETITION. PROPAGANDA -- The Exposure Effect -- MYSTICAL THINKING AND REVELATION -- NATURAL CREDULITY -- FOOTNOTE -- Belief, Consciousness, Attention -- CONSCIOUSNESS -- ATTENTION -- Centre and Periphery of Attention -- Automatic Attention

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