A Prophet Of Modern Delusions
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A Prophet Of Modern Delusions
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Author : John P. Moran
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2024-06-10
A Prophet Of Modern Delusions written by John P. Moran and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-10 with Political Science categories.
Throughout his major works, Leo Tolstoy argues that the central problem of the modern world is its delusional character. We have become delusional about the utility of science, the effects of music, the nature of love and the divine, and the inescapable reality of death. A Prophet of Modern Delusions: Tolstoy’s Critique of Modernity explores Tolstoy’s arguments regarding these delusions. In so doing, it illustrates the continuing relevance of Tolstoy’s writings to those who desire to understand the complexities of modernity and who wish to be roused from deeply entrenched ways of thinking that may be delusional.
The Scene Of Delusions By The Reverend Mr Owen Of Warrington Considered And Confuted By One Of The Modern Prophets J L Etc
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Author : John LACY (a Pseudo-prophet.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1723*
The Scene Of Delusions By The Reverend Mr Owen Of Warrington Considered And Confuted By One Of The Modern Prophets J L Etc written by John LACY (a Pseudo-prophet.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1723* with categories.
How Mumbo Jumbo Conquered The World
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Author : Francis Wheen
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2005-07-06
How Mumbo Jumbo Conquered The World written by Francis Wheen and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-07-06 with Political Science categories.
What characterizes our era? Cults, quacks, gurus, irrational panics, moral confusion and an epidemic of mumbo-jumbo, that's what. In How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered the World, Francis Wheen brilliantly laments the extraordinary rise of superstition, relativism and emotional hysteria. From Middle Eastern fundamentalism to the rise of lotteries, astrology to mysticism, poststructuralism to the Third Way, Wheen shows that there has been a pervasive erosion of Enlightenment values, which have been displaced by nonsense. And no country has a more vivid parade of the bogus and bizarre than the one founded to embody Enlightenment values: the USA. In turn comic, indignant, outraged, and just plain baffled by the idiocy of it all, How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered the World is a masterful depiction of the absurdity of our times and a plea that we might just think a little more and believe a little less.
Modern Delusions
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Author : Ben Marquis Bogard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 19??
Modern Delusions written by Ben Marquis Bogard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 19?? with Christianity categories.
Idiot Proof
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Author : Francis Wheen
language : en
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Release Date : 2004-06-01
Idiot Proof written by Francis Wheen and has been published by PublicAffairs this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-06-01 with Political Science categories.
In 1979 two events occurred that would shape the next twenty-five years. In America and Britain, an era of weary consensus was displaced by the arrival of a political marriage of fiery idealists: Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher transformed politics with a combination of breezy charm and assertive "Victorian values." In Iran, the fundamentalist cleric Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini set out to restore a regime that had last existed almost 1,300 years ago. Between them they succeeded in bringing the twentieth century to a premature close. By 1989, Francis Fukuyama was declaring that we had now reached the End of History. What colonized the space recently vacated by notions of history, progress and reason? Cults, quackery, gurus, irrational panics, moral confusion and an epidemic of idiocy, the proof of which was to be found in every state, every work-place, and every library. In Idiot Proof , columnist Francis Wheen brilliantly evokes the key personalities of the post-political era—including Princess Diana and Deepak Chopra, Osama bin Laden and Nancy Reagan's astrologer—while lamenting the extraordinary rise in superstition, relativism and emotional hysteria over the past quarter of a century. In turn comic, indignant, outraged and just plain baffled by the idiocy of it all, Idiot Proof is a masterful depiction of the daftness of our times and a plea that we might just think a little more and believe a little less.
Memoirs Of Extraordinary Popular Delusions And The Madness Of Crowds Volume 1
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Author : Charles Mackay
language : en
Publisher: Essential Library
Release Date : 2000-11
Memoirs Of Extraordinary Popular Delusions And The Madness Of Crowds Volume 1 written by Charles Mackay and has been published by Essential Library this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-11 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
If you’ve ever wondered where popular catch phrases and slang comes from or why men’s beards go in and out of fashion, then this book is for you. How often do you come across a book that can explain most everything? Much of today’s news has a basis in prior historical events. The internet IPO market shares striking similarities to the Dutch “tulip mania” of the 1600’s. The conflict in the Middle East can trace its roots to the Crusades. The recent satanic child abuse trials are reminiscent of the European witch trials of the 1400s-1600s. This complete two-volume edition demonstrates that the madness and confusion of crowds knows no limits, and has no temporal bounds. Volume I contains the following: The Mississippi Scheme The South Sea Bubble The Tulipomania The Alchymists Modern Prophecies Fortune Telling The Magnetisers Here are astonishing and entertaining tales of thievery, greed and madness. This informative, funny collection encompasses a broad range of manias and deceptions from haunted houses and the prophecies of Nostradamus to speculative excess. Charles MacKay explains it all in this classic edition. Enjoy!
The Delusions Of Crowds
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Author : William L Bernstein
language : en
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Release Date : 2021-05-06
The Delusions Of Crowds written by William L Bernstein and has been published by Atlantic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-06 with History categories.
Inspired by Charles Mackay's 19th-century classic Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, William Bernstein engages with mass delusion with the same curiosity and passion, but armed with the latest scientific research that explains the biological, evolutionary and psychosocial roots of human irrationality. Bernstein tells the stories of dramatic religious and financial mania in western society over the last 500 years - from the Anabaptist Madness that afflicted the Low Countries in the 1530s to the dangerous end-times beliefs that animate ISIS and pervade today's polarised nations; and from the South Sea Bubble to the Enron scandal and dot com bubbles of recent years. Through Bernstein's supple prose, the participants are as colourful as their motivation, invariably 'the desire to improve one's well-being in this life or the next.' As revealing about human nature as they are historically significant, Bernstein's chronicles reveal the huge cost and alarming implications of mass mania as he observes that if we can absorb the history and biology of mass delusion, we can recognise it more readily in our own time and avoid its frequently dire impact.
Ancient And Modern Delusions
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Author : Edward Pelling
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1679
Ancient And Modern Delusions written by Edward Pelling and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1679 with categories.
The Seeker S Guide To Faith
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Author : J. Peter Baumgarten
language : en
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Release Date : 2020-11-23
The Seeker S Guide To Faith written by J. Peter Baumgarten and has been published by Page Publishing Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-23 with Religion categories.
The Seeker’s Guide to Faith confronts and answers the thirteen principal arguments against God that are now advanced by modern secularist movement (sometimes called New Atheism) using the powerful insights and teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There are many books written to encourage faith for people who are experiencing doubts about God generally. However, this book is the only one of its kind by a Latter-day Saint author that directly and specifically challenges all the main arguments against faith in God that are now aggressively asserted by the belligerent modern secular movement. Its uniqueness is enhanced by the fact that the doctrines and teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are used whenever applicable to effectively answer the challenges raised by this movement. This author believes that the unique teachings and insights of the Church are better suited than those of any other faith for answering those challenges. Furthermore, the author’s professional and volunteer activities have afforded him the opportunity to know and work with people of nearly all religious backgrounds, in nearly all walks of life. Recent experiences have led him to examine the reasons many apparently intelligent people reject faith. His legal background and training have aided him in spotting and understanding the weaknesses and flaws of the logical underpinnings of atheism. His Gospel upbringing as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has helped him see through the fog of the dogma and arguments of atheism to the “More Excellent Way” afforded by the Gospel’s plan of happiness. He hopes The Seeker’s Guide to Faith will help others who stand at the crossroads of their doubts to find their faith in Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ.
Epidemic Delusions
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Author : Amos Norton Craft
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1881
Epidemic Delusions written by Amos Norton Craft and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1881 with Occultism categories.
