Hecht, Jennifer Michael, 1965-

Doubt : a history : the great doubters and their legacy of innovation from Socrates and Jesus to Thomas Jefferson and Emily Dickinson / Jennifer Michael Hecht. - 1st ed. - [San Francisco] : HarperSanFrancisco, c2003. - xxi, 551 p ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [495]-528) and index.

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Explores doubt as an engine of creativity and as an alternative to the political and intellectual dangers of certainty, and celebrates the heroes of doubt who have challenged widely held beliefs throughout history.

Adult Follett Library Resources.

0060097728


Belief and doubt--History.
Intellectual history.
Religious thought--History.
Belief and doubt--History.
Intellectual life--History.
Religion--Philosophy--History.

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