Empires of belief why we need more scepticism and doubt in the Twenty-First Century / Stuart Sim.
| Author/creator | Sim, Stuart |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, |
| Description | vi, 210 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: Empires of belief, campaigns for scepticism -- Scepticism: a brief philosophical history -- Enlightenment scepticism: a campaign against unnecessary hypotheses -- Super-scepticism: the postmodern world -- Science and technology as belief systems -- Towards a sceptical politics -- Reasonable doubt? -- Conclusion: The sceptic fights back. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-205) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2008425760 |
| ISBN | 0748623264 (hard) |
| ISBN | 9780748623266 (hard) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |