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Towards a Science of Belief Systems

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  1. Edmund Griffiths

    1. Wolfson College, University of Oxford, UK

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction: The Idea of a Science of Belief Systems

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    Pages 1-12

  3. You Don’t Know What It’s Like!

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    Pages 13-29

  4. A Descriptive Science of Logic

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    Pages 30-53

  5. Some Notes on Affect

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    Pages 54-79

  6. Elements of Comparative Method

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    Pages 80-102

  7. Belief Systems and the Materialist Conception of History

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    Pages 103-114

  8. Beliefs That Are Not Supposed to Be Wholly Believed

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    Pages 115-124

  9. A Theory of Superstition, in Thirteen Paragraphs

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    Pages 125-135

  10. Believing in Fictional Beings

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    Pages 136-149

  11. Instead of a Conclusion

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    Pages 150-154

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 155-190
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About this book

People believe in a great many things; and yet most of us know almost nothing about why other people believe what they do, or indeed about how it feels to believe it. This book presents an objective method for understanding and comparing belief systems - irrespective of whether the investigator happens to agree with them.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Wolfson College, University of Oxford, UK

    Edmund Griffiths

About the author

Edmund Griffiths is a former Research Fellow in Russian at Wolfson College, Oxford, UK (2007-2014).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Towards a Science of Belief Systems

  • Authors: Edmund Griffiths

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137346377

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-34636-0Published: 29 September 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-46690-0Published: 01 January 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-34637-7Published: 29 September 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 190

  • Topics: Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Religion

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