On Belief

Author : Slavoj Zizek
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134522729

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On Belief by Slavoj Zizek Pdf

What is the basis of belief in an era when globalization, multiculturalism and big business are the new religion? Slavoj Zizek, renowned philosopher and irrepressible cultural critic takes on all comers in this compelling and breathless new book. From 'cyberspace reason' to the paradox that is 'Western Buddhism', On Belief gets behind the contours of the way we normally think about belief, in particular Judaism and Christianity. Holding up the so-called authenticity of religious belief to critical light, Zizek draws on psychoanalysis, film and philosophy to reveal in startling fashion that nothing could be worse for believers than their beliefs turning out to be true.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0022054851

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The Ethics of Belief. [By William K. Clifford. A Paper Read Before the Metaphysical Society.] by Anonim Pdf

Author : Shawn C. Eastwood
Publisher : Infinite Study
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-13
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Information Fusion on Belief Networks by Shawn C. Eastwood Pdf

This paper will focus on the process of “fusing” several observations or models of uncertainty into a single resultant model. Many existing approaches to fusion use subjective quantities such as “strengths of belief” and process these quantities with heuristic algorithms. This paper argues in favor of quantities that can be objectively measured, as opposed to the subjective “strength of belief” values. This paper will focus on probability distributions, and more importantly, structures that denote sets of probability distributions known as “credal sets”. The novel aspect of this paper will be a taxonomy of models of fusion that use specific types of credal sets, namely probability interval distributions and Dempster-Shafer models.

Author : Francis S. Collins
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780061978401

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Belief by Francis S. Collins Pdf

“A brilliant, wide ranging and powerful series of readings on the possibilities, problems and mysteries of faith. This book belongs on the shelf of every believer—and every serious skeptic.” — Rabbi David Wolpe, author of Why Faith Matters “This life-giving, faith-filled and hard-nosed collection reveals why, as St. Anselm wrote, true faith always seeks to understand.” — Rev. James Martin, author of My Life with the Saints From Dr. Francis Collins, New York Times bestselling author of The Language of God, comes the definitive reader on the rationality of faith.

Author : Chuck Harrison,David G. McAfee
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-13
Category : Faith
ISBN : 1790576180

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The Belief Book by Chuck Harrison,David G. McAfee Pdf

A book about "religions and gods and beliefs in general, [which] also [examines] something called The Scientific Method, which is how we learn new things about the world. By the time you're done reading you will know the answers to some of life's biggest questions, but more importantly you will see why your questions, and all questions for that matter, are so important"--Amazon.com.

Author : David Levi Strauss
Publisher : David Zwirner Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : Photography
ISBN : 164423047X

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Photography and Belief by David Levi Strauss Pdf

In this exploration of contemporary photography, David Levi Strauss questions the concept that “seeing is believing” Identifying a recent shift in the dominance of photography, David Levi Strauss looks at the power of the medium in the age of Photoshop, smart phones, and the internet, asking important questions about how we look and what we trust. In the first ekphrasis title on photography, Strauss challenges the aura of believability and highlights the potential dangers around this status. He examines how images produced on cameras gradually gained an inordinate power to influence public opinion, prompt action, comfort and assuage, and direct or even create desire. How and why do we believe technical images the way we do? Offering a poignant argument in the era of “fake news,” Strauss draws attention to new changes in the technology of seeing. Some uses of "technical images" are causing the connection between images and belief (between seeing and believing) to fray and pull apart. How is this shifting our relationship to images? Will this crisis in what we can believe come to threaten our very purchase on the real? This book is an inquiry into the history and future of our belief in images.

Author : James E. Alcock
Publisher : Prometheus Books
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-03
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781633884045

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Belief by James E. Alcock Pdf

An expert on the psychology of belief examines how our thoughts and feelings, actions and reactions, respond not to the world as it actually is but to the world as we believe it to be. This book explores the psychology of belief - how beliefs are formed, how they are influenced both by internal factors, such as perception, memory, reason, emotion, and prior beliefs, as well as external factors, such as experience, identification with a group, social pressure, and manipulation. It also reveals how vulnerable beliefs are to error, and how they can be held with great confidence even when factually false. The author, a social psychologist who specializes in the psychology of belief, elucidates how the brain and nervous system function to create the perceptions, memories, and emotions that shape belief. He explains how and why distorted perceptions, false memories, and inappropriate emotional reactions that sometimes lead us to embrace false beliefs are natural products of mental functioning. He also shows why it is so difficult to change our beliefs when they collide with contradictions. Covering a wide range -- from self-perception and the perceived validity of everyday experience to paranormal, religious, and even fatal beliefs--the book demonstrates how crucial beliefs are to molding our experience and why they have such a powerful hold on our behavior.

Author : Ray Dodd
Publisher : Hampton Roads Publishing Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2004-08-23
Category : Belief and doubt
ISBN : 1571744045

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The Power of Belief by Ray Dodd Pdf

Master belief coach Ray Dodd--a longtime student of don Miguel Ruiz, author of the bestselling "The Four Agreements"--reveals how hidden beliefs create barriers to success and true happiness.

Author : Jones, Stephen,Catto, Rebecca
Publisher : Bristol University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781529206944

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Science, Belief and Society by Jones, Stephen,Catto, Rebecca Pdf

The relationship between science and belief has been a prominent subject of public debate for many years, one that has relevance to everything from science communication, health and education to immigration and national values. Yet, sociological analysis of these subjects remains surprisingly scarce. This wide-ranging book critically reviews the ways in which religious and non-religious belief systems interact with scientific theories and practices. Contributors explore how, for some secularists, ‘science’ forms an important part of social identity. Others examine how many contemporary religious movements justify their beliefs by making a claim upon science. Moving beyond the traditional focus on the United States, the book shows how debates about science and belief are firmly embedded in political conflict, class, community and culture.

Author : Michael Shermer
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2007-04-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781429900904

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Why Darwin Matters by Michael Shermer Pdf

A creationist-turned-scientist demonstrates the facts of evolution and exposes Intelligent Design's real agenda Science is on the defensive. Half of Americans reject the theory of evolution and "Intelligent Design" campaigns are gaining ground. Classroom by classroom, creationism is overthrowing biology. In Why Darwin Matters, bestselling author Michael Shermer explains how the newest brand of creationism appeals to our predisposition to look for a designer behind life's complexity. Shermer decodes the scientific evidence to show that evolution is not "just a theory" and illustrates how it achieves the design of life through the bottom-up process of natural selection. Shermer, once an evangelical Christian and a creationist, argues that Intelligent Design proponents are invoking a combination of bad science, political antipathy, and flawed theology. He refutes their pseudoscientific arguments and then demonstrates why conservatives and people of faith can and should embrace evolution. He then appraises the evolutionary questions that truly need to be settled, building a powerful argument for science itself. Cutting the politics away from the facts, Why Darwin Matters is an incisive examination of what is at stake in the debate over evolution.

Author : Sebastian Schmidt,Gerhard Ernst
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781000062007

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The Ethics of Belief and Beyond by Sebastian Schmidt,Gerhard Ernst Pdf

This volume provides a framework for approaching and understanding mental normativity. It presents cutting-edge research on the ethics of belief as well as innovative research beyond the normativity of belief—and towards an ethics of mind. By moving beyond traditional issues of epistemology the contributors discuss the most current ideas revolving around rationality, responsibility, and normativity. The book’s chapters are divided into two main parts. Part I discusses contemporary issues surrounding the normativity of belief. The essays here cover topics such as control over belief and its implication for the ethics of belief, the role of the epistemic community for the possibility of epistemic normativity, responsibility for believing, doxastic partiality in friendship, the structure and content of epistemic norms, and the norms for suspension of judgment. In Part II the focus shifts from the practical dimensions of belief to the normativity and rationality of other mental states—especially blame, passing thoughts, fantasies, decisions, and emotions. These essays illustrate how we might approach an ethics of mind by focusing not only on belief, but also more generally on debates about responsibility and rationality, as well as on normative questions concerning other mental states or attitudes. The Ethics of Belief and Beyond paves the way towards an ethics of mind by building on and contributing to recent philosophical discussions in the ethics of belief and the normativity of other mental phenomena. It will be of interest to upper-level students and researchers working in epistemology, ethics, philosophy of action, philosophy of mind, and moral psychology.

Author : Bradley Stubbs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1549742515

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The Science of Belief by Bradley Stubbs Pdf

The greatest book to create the greatest winning mindset. A unique book that gives anyone the edge over their opposition in terms of mindset and their ability to win. Bradley Charles Stubbs, the Coach Whisperer takes you on a journey through the mind. While he makes you aware of your strengths he empowers your weaknesses to ensure winning results. The Science of Belief is an extension on Neuroscience. Whilst neuroscience understands the brain, the science of belief puts the brain into action. It develops techniques to activate the brain into a winning mindset.

Author : Gianni Vattimo
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0804739196

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Belief by Gianni Vattimo Pdf

In this highly personal book, one of Europe’s foremost contemporary philosophers confronts the theme of faith and religion. He argues that there is a substantial link between the history of Christian revelation and the history of nihilism, in particular as the latter appears in the work of Nietzsche and Heidegger, Vattimo’s philosophical specialty. Tracing the relation between his response to these two thinkers and his own life as a devout Catholic, Vattimo shows how his interpretation of Heidegger’s work and his conceptions of "weak thought” and "weak ontology” can be seen as closely linked to a rediscovery of Christianity. Vattimo speaks here in the first person--a risk that results in a disarmingly open exploration of the themes of charity, truth, dogmatism, morality, and sin, viewed through the lens of his own life and his own return to Christianity. While deeply critical of institutionalized religion and the Church, Vattimo discovers in the Christian tradition a voice (not a distinct message) whose interpretation is still being played out around us. Shaped by his readings of Nietzsche and Heidegger, Vattimo’s decision to affirm his formation within the Christian tradition provides an original and engaging contribution to the contemporary debate on religion. At the center of this book is the enigma of belief. Freed by modernity from its Platonic subordination to knowledge, belief is recovered as a crucial and inevitable feature of our cultural and personal lives. "Do you believe?” Vattimo is asked. "I believe so,” he replies.

Author : N. Nottelmann
Publisher : Springer
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781137026521

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New Essays on Belief by N. Nottelmann Pdf

Belief is a fundamental concept within many branches of contemporary philosophy and an important subject in its own right. This volume comprises 11 original essays on belief written by a range of the best authors in the field.

Author : Frederick F. Schmitt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2006-11-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134967797

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Knowledge and Belief by Frederick F. Schmitt Pdf

Knowledge, from Plato onwards, has been considered in relation to justified belief. Current debate has centred around the nature of the justification and whether justified belief can be considered an internal or extenal matter. Epistemological internalists argue that the subject must be able to reflect upon a belief to complete the process of justification. The externalists, on the other hand, claim that it is only necessary to consider whether the belief is reliably formed, and argue that the ability to know by reflection is not required for a justified belief. In the historical section of this book the three most important epistemologists, Plato, Descartes and Hume, as well as the ancient epistemologies of the stoics, Academics and Pyrhonians, are considered. In reconsidering the history of epistemology the author is led to argue against hte view that internalism is historically dominant. His critique of internalism is then developed into a sustained argument against many of its forms, and he goes onto defend an externalist, reliabilist epistemology.