False Truths

The Error of Relying on Authority

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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In False Truths, Edward C. Mendler contends that many of the beliefs, tenets, conclusions, and understandings that are widely accepted as “truths” are, in fact, not valid at all. Such dubious and false concepts arise not only in philosophy and theology but also under the rubrics of cosmology, quantum physics, democracy, freedom, economics, and various aspects of “human nature” and evolution. We accept and absorb these false ideas because they were and are propounded by “authorities,” both ancient and modern. Mendler asserts that we should challenge them all — from Plato on to contemporary theorists in all of those fields — and question and analyze every element of their conclusions.

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Utgivningsdatum2014-03-18
Mått153 x 228 x 13 mm
Vikt272 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieKey Concepts in Philosophy
Antal sidor180
FörlagUniversity Press of America
ISBN9780761862994

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Edward C. Mendler grew up in South Bend, Indiana. He served as a Navy radio technician in Guam during the Bikini A-bomb tests in 1946. He graduated from the Lawrenceville School, from the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University (magna cum laude), and from Harvard Law School. Mendler practiced law in Boston for fifty years. He has studied and written about philosophy, science, law, and government as well as fiction.

List of IllustrationsPrefaceCHAPTER ONE: RELIANCE ON AUTHORITYOriginsConsequencesCHAPTER TWO: THE STORY OF BELIEFSHow the Ancient Greeks Misled UsThe Middle Ages MuddleWe Were Not EnlightenedCHAPTER THREE: THE PERSISTENCE OF OLD IDEASOld and NewJacques MaritainPope John Paul IIJohn PolkinghorneCHAPTER FOUR: THE ERROR OF DUALISMCausationEpistemologyCHAPTER FIVE: FAITH AND ANTI-FAITHFaithAntifaith — Fair and FoulCHAPTER SIX: PHYSICS AND MYSTERYCosmologyWaves, Particles, QuantaCHAPTER SEVEN: BIOLOGY AND MYSTERYThe Basics of EvolutionThe Burgess ShaleConsciousnessHumans and AnimalsThe Origin of LifeCHAPTER EIGHT: MINDThe Awesome BrainFree Will and FoolishnessNeuroscience — New UnderstandingsCHAPTER NINE: EQUALITY, DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOMEqualityDemocracyFreedomCHAPTER TEN: ENTERPRISE, PLANNING, FREEDOM AND WELFAREThe Basics of EconomicsEnterprise and PlanningWelfare and GridlockCHAPTER ELEVEN: CONCLUSIONSIndex