Conceptualizing Extreme Beliefs and Behaviors
- Nyhet
Definitions and Relations
Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
Av Rik Peels, John Horgan, South Africa) Peels, Rik (Professor in Analytic and Interdisciplinary Philosophy of Religion, Professor in Analytic and Interdisciplinary Philosophy of Religion, Faculty of Religion and Theology and the Faculty of Humanities, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Research Associate, African Center for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science, University of Johannesburg, Georgia State University) Horgan, John (Distinguished University Professor, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Psychology
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2025-10-09
- Mått163 x 237 x 37 mm
- Vikt667 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieExtreme Belief and Behavior Series
- Antal sidor424
- FörlagOUP USA
- ISBN9780197760192