false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224373524m/80226.jpg 80226 3  In an age of faith, Jennifer Michael Hecht celebrates doubt. Citing thinkers from Confucius and Maimonides to Ludwig Wittgenstein and Margaret Sanger, Hecht explains how skepticism has functioned throughout history as an engine of creativity. She describes how doubters and heretics have caused innovations in politics, religion, science, and cultural norms. Covering nearly all of extant written history, <b>Doubt: A History</b> presents a counter-narrative to conventional intellectual histories. 810463 2003 Doubt: A History total:170|5:3|4:1|3:1|2:0|1:0| 170 707 489 46 5 7 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Mar 05 10:03:13 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 10:17:53 -0800 2008
That is unless you're Howard Zinn ("People's History of the United States") or Jennifer Michael Hecht, writing "Doubt: A History." No, I'm not calling these two "losers," but they definite...more...]]> 4 3 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Jul 04 12:31:56 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 13:04:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Apr 10 06:45:35 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 05:06:04 -0700 2008
Personally, I've always joked that Descartes' "I think, therefore I am" could be "I doubt, therefore I may not be." In reading this book, I realize "I think, therefore something thinks, but it's not nece...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Mar 23 09:48:07 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 09:48:59 -0700 2009
People who are already somewhat doubtful of established cultural institutions will be nodding in agre...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Oct 07 11:44:06 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 29 12:11:27 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Mar 23 21:07:27 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 04 20:23:34 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 23 21:07:27 -0700 2009
So far the chapter on Buddhism has given me the most to think about. Overall this book has morphed my thinking a little into... why can't pieces of doubt come together? I think doubt can shape the way we practice whatever it is we believe. Perhaps what formed ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jul 16 09:34:37 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 23 08:51:55 -0700 2009
A fascinating look at doubt through a...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Jul 27 17:32:34 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 02 16:41:16 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Nov 19 14:35:08 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 14:35:21 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 19:13:47 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 15:49:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Nov 19 16:43:58 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 17:04:15 -0800 2009
Jennifer Michael Hecht'a comprehension of history and philosophy is staggering. The "doubt" of which she speaks is the history of the doubting of God and gods in human thought and society. She goes from the ancient Greeks like Epicurus...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 05 11:02:21 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 26 09:21:57 -0700 2008
Bu...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Apr 26 09:45:33 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 28 11:46:17 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Fri Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 17:03:46 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 09:24:07 -0700 2009 about two-fifths more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Aug 14 18:43:19 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 14 18:46:03 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Aug 05 09:24:14 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 26 10:58:54 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Fri Oct 17 07:58:50 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 17 11:28:32 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Thu Apr 03 16:32:49 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 12 06:20:07 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 10:06:44 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Sat Jul 12 18:00:11 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 18:00:23 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu Nov 12 09:27:02 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 09:30:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=80226