Title:
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LEAPS OF FAITH
SCIENCE, MIRACLES, AND THE SEARCH FOR SUPERNATURAL CONSOLATION |
By: |
Nicholas Humphrey, Daniel C. Dennett |
Format: |
Paperback |
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£15.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
0387987207 |
ISBN 13: |
9780387987200 |
Publisher: |
SPRINGER-VERLAG NEW YORK INC. |
Pub. date: |
1 June, 1999 |
Pages: |
244 |
Description: |
Argues that our beliefs in the supernatural typically originate in anxiety about the future and are sustained by an entrenched belief in the duality of mind and body. More than just a debunking of supernaturalism, this book explores the psychology of the all-too-human tendency for wishful thinking. |
Synopsis: |
"Elegant and literate" -THE TIMES OF LONDON "The kind of book that both skeptics and believers would do well to read"- SKEPTICAL INQUIRER "An urbane, original, convincing rebuttal of paranormal and supernatural notions" -NEW SCIENTIST "A lively, entertaining book...Humphrey has set himself a larger task than simply explaining why people believe in parapsychology: the task of explaining why it is irrational to believe in it."-NATURE |
Illustrations: |
3 black & white illustrations, biography |
Publication: |
US |
Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
Returns: |
Returnable |