Doubt : a history : the great doubters and their legacy of innovation, from Socrates and Jesus to Thomas Jefferson and Emily Dickinson /

"In this sweeping history, Jennifer Michael Hecht celebrates doubt as an engine of creativity and as an alternative to the political and intellectual dangers of certainty. Just as belief has its own history featuring people whose unique expressions of faith have forever changed the world, doubt...

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Main Author:	Hecht, Jennifer Michael, 1965- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	[San Francisco] : HarperSanFrancisco, ©2003.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Belief and doubt > History. Croyance et doute > Histoire. 02.01 history of science and culture. Belief and doubt. Twijfel. Ideeëngeschiedenis. History.
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