Author: Richard Vincent RiccioPublisher: Todd & Honeywell
ISBN: 9780899620091
Category : Psychological fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
The Belief Factor
Author: Richard Vincent RiccioPublisher: Todd & Honeywell
ISBN: 9780899620091
Category : Psychological fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
The Belief Factor
Author: Christopher C. BellPublisher:
ISBN: 9781585002504
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
The Beatification of Shirley chronicles the Whitford family's journey through decades of miscalculations and misguided intentions. At a time of society's access to an expanding base of knowledge,Conrad Whitford will completely reject any new information and be very wary of anyone who embraces new ideas. Lorraine,his wife,will blindly second his every opinion because The Bible tells her to do so. Their children will have to navigate their way through a minefield of Biblical inperatives about which there can be no discussion. The oldest,Norman,will struggle to survive in a world stacked against him. He is gay. The second son,Randy,will conform as best he can to a value system he doesn't want to second guess,but will fall short. The oldest daughter, Shirley,will be the weakest link in the fabric of the family,and an unfortunate victim of her parent's overprotection. She will be elevated to the status of a Saint. The youngest,and adopted,Beverly,will not subscribe to anything without questioning,causing her parents unexpected grief. The family,and everyone who comes in contact with them,will plunge deeper into turmoil as Conrad's ever-growing distrust of anyone who may think they know more then he does, and an unrelenting reliance on strictly literal interpretatiion of His Bible,will sweep the unsuspecting passengers toward an impending train wreck. There will be many casualties. All will be atributed,by Conrad,Lorraine and Shirley,to Devine Intervention,keeping them in a house that Shirley is convinced is her birthright,but might just eat people for lunch.
A Lapsed Anarchist's Approach to The Power of Beliefs in Business
Author: Ari WeinzweigPublisher: Zingerman's Press
ISBN: 0989349462
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 599
Book Description
Ari’s new book is the culmination of a lifetime of learning and thirty four years in business, the last three of which have been spent intensively studying, reflecting on, and writing about the critical role of beliefs in the businesses and organizations of which we’re a part. The fruits of that labor are now available in this new 600-page book. We could tell you more about what's in the book but we think John U. Bacon, author of the New York Times' bestseller, Endzone: The Rise, Fall and Return of Michigan Football, said it better than we ever could! “Some business leaders know practice. Some know theory. Ari Weinzweig is one of the few who knows both. He has built a famously successful organization, while giving it more thought than do the business gurus who merely philosophize about such things. The insights Ari shares here are both deeply perceptive and highly practical, from the ideas of Howard Zinn, Viktor Frankl and Anais Nin on one page, to the importance of learning your employees’ names on the next. Like its author, this book is uncommonly smart, helpful, and just plain fun.”
Belief
Author: James E. AlcockPublisher: Prometheus Books
ISBN: 163388404X
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
An expert on the psychology of belief examines how our thoughts and feelings, actions and reactions, respond not to the world as it actually is but to the world as we believe it to be. This book explores the psychology of belief - how beliefs are formed, how they are influenced both by internal factors, such as perception, memory, reason, emotion, and prior beliefs, as well as external factors, such as experience, identification with a group, social pressure, and manipulation. It also reveals how vulnerable beliefs are to error, and how they can be held with great confidence even when factually false. The author, a social psychologist who specializes in the psychology of belief, elucidates how the brain and nervous system function to create the perceptions, memories, and emotions that shape belief. He explains how and why distorted perceptions, false memories, and inappropriate emotional reactions that sometimes lead us to embrace false beliefs are natural products of mental functioning. He also shows why it is so difficult to change our beliefs when they collide with contradictions. Covering a wide range -- from self-perception and the perceived validity of everyday experience to paranormal, religious, and even fatal beliefs--the book demonstrates how crucial beliefs are to molding our experience and why they have such a powerful hold on our behavior.
The Belief Factor and the White Superiority Syndrome
Author: Christopher BellPublisher:
ISBN: 9780759602823
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Responsible Belief
Author: Rik PeelsPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190608110
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
This book develops and defends a theory of responsible belief. The author argues that we lack control over our beliefs, but that we can nonetheless influence them. It is because we have intellectual obligations to influence our beliefs that we are responsible for them.
An Exploratory Factor Analysis of Philosophical Belief Systems
Author: Michelle L. SpearmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
The Cognitive Science of Belief
Author: Julien MusolinoPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316518647
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 627
Book Description
An integrative exploration of the concept of beliefs and their applications as studied across the cognitive sciences.
Belief and Unbelief
Author: CorveleynPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004672656
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
The Psychology of Paranormal Belief
Author: Harvey J. IrwinPublisher: Univ of Hertfordshire Press
ISBN: 9781902806938
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
"This book, written by an internationally renowned researcher in the field, provides a thorough and systematic review of empirical investigations into the bases of belief in paranormal phenomena. Opening with a foreword by the highly respected researchers into paranormal belief Dr Caroline Watt and Professor Richard Wiseman, this book will be of particular interest to professional researchers and serious students of the subject, as well as to clinical psychologists and counsellors." --Book Jacket.