This manual covers the Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast, a work exploring the evolutionary origins of belief. Written by Lewis Wolpert, this book delves into the psychological foundations of belief, examining why humans hold convictions that may seem improbable. It investigates the evolutionary purpose of belief and its role in society, touching upon the beliefs of children, the religious, and those with psychiatric disorders.
The manual provides comprehensive information on the subject matter presented in the book. It details the author's exploration of scientific understanding regarding instinctive beliefs and discusses the possibility of living without belief. This resource is designed to offer a thorough understanding of the complex nature of human conviction and its potential evolutionary significance.
"Marvelously funny and provocative."—Publishers Weekly
Why do 70 percent of Americans believe in angels, while others are convinced that they were abducted by aliens? What makes people believe in improbable things when all the evidence points to the contrary? And don't almost all of us, at some time or another, engage in magical thinking?In
Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast, evolutionary biologist Lewis Wolpert delves into the important and timely debate over the nature of belief, looking at its psychological foundations to discover just what evolutionary purpose it could serve. Wolpert takes us through all that science can tell us about the beliefs we feel are instinctive. He deftly explores different types of belief—those of children, of the religious, and of those suffering from psychiatric disorders—and he asks whether it is possible to live without belief, or whether it is a necessary component of a functioning society.
Author: Wolpert, Lewis
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast: The Evolutionary Origins of Belief
Pages: 00256 (Encrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2015-12-11
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780393332032
Category: Science : Life Sciences - Evolution
Category: Philosophy : Social
"Marvelously funny and provocative."—Publishers Weekly
Why do 70 percent of Americans believe in angels, while others are convinced that they were abducted by aliens? What makes people believe in improbable things when all the evidence points to the contrary? And don't almost all of us, at some time or another, engage in magical thinking?In
Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast, evolutionary biologist Lewis Wolpert delves into the important and timely debate over the nature of belief, looking at its psychological foundations to discover just what evolutionary purpose it could serve. Wolpert takes us through all that science can tell us about the beliefs we feel are instinctive. He deftly explores different types of belief—those of children, of the religious, and of those suffering from psychiatric disorders—and he asks whether it is possible to live without belief, or whether it is a necessary component of a functioning society.
Author: Wolpert, Lewis
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast: The Evolutionary Origins of Belief
Pages: 00256 (Encrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2015-12-11
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780393332032
Category: Science : Life Sciences - Evolution
Category: Philosophy : Social
