The stories in this collection tackle great events and figures of history, myth, and literature in unexpected ways, questioning views on such basic concepts as justice, progress, wisdom, belief, and patriotism.
The Birth of Purgatory is concerned not with theological discussion but with the growth of an idea, with the relation between belief and society, with mental structures, and with the historical role of the imagination. Le Goff argues that the doctrine of Purgatory did not appear in the Latin theology of the West before the 12th century. He shows that the growth of a belief in an intermediate place between Heaven and Hell was closely bound up with profound changes in the social and intellectual reality of the Middle Ages.
The Power Of Being Different The world has changed, life will never be the same again. We each search for a better life; inspiration; a way to be more productive and fulfilled. Welcome a unique and easy to understand motivator: The Power Of BeingDifferent.This inspiring and uplifting self-help book will show you: The power behind belief. How the mind controls the body. How to get enthusiasm back in your life. Understanding and forming good habits.Understanding negativity and howto avoid it. How to use your mind as a filter...
An original study of the philosophical problems associated with inductive reasoning. Like most of the main questions in epistemology, the classical problem of induction arises from doubts about a mode of inference used to justify some of our most familiar and pervasive beliefs. The experience of each individual is limited and fragmentary, yet the scope of our beliefs is much wider; and it is the relation between belief and experience, in particular the belief that the future will in some respects resemble the past and the unobserved the observed, which forms the subject of this book
