- Belief and doubt, History, Ideeëngeschiedenis, Twijfel
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 has a vibrant story and tradition with its own saints martyrs, and sages.
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- First published
- October 14, 2003
- Pages
- 551
- Publisher
- HarperOne, HarperSanFrancisco, c2003., HarperSanFrancisco
- Editions
- 8
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781433292736
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“When we look for doubt among the ancients, in the West we are going to find the most lively cases in the Hellenistic period-the few hundred years between the dominance of Classical Greece and that of Classical Rome.”
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