Welche Faktoren bringen uns dazu, das zu tun, was andere von uns wollen? Und welche Techniken machen von diesen Faktoren am wirksamsten Gebrauch? In seinem Bestseller "Die Psychologie des Überzeugens" beschäftigt sich Robert B. Cialdini - der zunächst in den Bereichen Verkauf, F…
The aim of belief
This title brings together 11 newly commissioned essays by leading authors on the aim of belief. It not only reflects the state of the art, but further advances the current debate. It will be key reading for researchers and students of philosophy interested in mind, knowledge an…
Allan Hazlett challenges the philosophical assumption of the value of true belief. He critiques the view that true belief is better for us than false belief, and the view that truth is 'the aim of belief'. An alternative picture is provided, on which the fact that some people lo…
Allan Hazlett challenges the philosophical assumption of the value of true belief. He critiques the view that true belief is better for us than false belief, and the view that truth is 'the aim of belief'. An alternative picture is provided, on which the fact that some people lo…
<P>Table of Contents<BR><BR>List of figures<BR><BR>List of tables<BR><BR>Contributors<BR><BR>Acknowledgments<BR><BR>Disclaimer<BR><BR>Introduction -- Irene Theodoropoulou and Johanna Tovar<BR><BR>Part I: Nationalism and country branding<BR><BR>Nationalism and politics<BR><BR>Cha…
This book brings together insights and reflections following a set of interviews conducted with the main stakeholders involved in past, current, and future basic income experiments. It provides an analysis of some of the major elements and factors influencing experiments, as wel…
Work on the norms of belief in epistemology regularly starts with two touchstone essays: W.K. Clifford's "The Ethics of Belief" and William James's "The Will to Believe." Discussing the central themes from these seminal essays, Evidentialism and the Will to Believe explores the …