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In good faith : how the nature of belief shapes the fate of societies / Ryan Avent.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Avent, Ryan., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Belief and doubt.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (304 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st edition
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, 2026.
- Summary:
- How a societyâe(tm)s capacity for belief forms the foundation of its success Do you struggle to find reasons to feel optimistic about the future?Are you trying to understand the creeping institutional dysfunction we see the world over?.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Prologue: April 2025
- I. Crises of Faith
- II. On Moral Rules and Theories of History
- III. On Evolution, the Computation of the Universe, and Our Origins
- IV. On the Goodness of Existence
- V. From Moral Revolutions to Collective Capabilities
- VI. Moral Foundations of the Modern World
- VII. A Culture of Growth
- VIII. Identity in an Atomized Age
- IX. Three Threats to the Prosperity and Survival of Humankind
- X. On Meaning Machines
- XI. The End of the Beginning
- Notes
- References
- Acknowledgments
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-300-28927-8
- 9780300289275
- OCLC:
- 1585501152
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