The Believing Brain

The Believing Brain From Ghosts and Gods to Politics and Conspiracies--How We Construct Beliefs and Reinforce Them as Truths

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Publisher's Synopsis

Michael Shermer upends the traditional thinking about how humans form beliefs about the world. He suggests that beliefs come first, and then we come up with explanations for why and how those beliefs came about.

Book information

ISBN: 9780805091250
Publisher: Times Books
Imprint: Times Books
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Edition
DEWEY: 153.4
DEWEY edition: 22
Number of pages: 385
Weight: 664g
Height: 238mm
Width: 164mm
Spine width: 35mm