Book 1979

Legitimation of Belief

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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 1979

Belief and doubt
Knowledge, Theory of
Modern Philosophy
Philosophy, Modern
Theory of Knowledge
Sociology of Knowledge
Philosophy, history
Social sciences

"The main aim of this thoughtful and thought-provoking book is to characterize and explain the difference between pre-scientific systems of belief within which science could, and did, emerge and develop. Using the armoury of both philosophy and anthropology, Ernest Gellner attacks his task with his customary sharp wit and polemical gusto."--Times Literary Supplement.