Certainty and doubt
Subtitle: how to have convictions without becoming a fanatic
By: Peter Berger & Anton Zijderveld.
Contributors: Zijderveld, Anton C., 1937-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperOne/HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 179
ISBN-13: 9780061778162
Subjects: Belief and doubt; Certainty
Description: Two top sociologists map out how people can reclaim their convictions from the twin dangers of fundamentalism and a loss of moral values, exploring the roles of humor, doubt, and social norms in moderating views to avoid becoming fanatical.
Table of contents: title: The many gods of modernity; title: The dynamics of relativization; title: Relativism; title: Fundamentalism; title: Certainty and doubt; title: The limits of doubt; title: The politics of moderation.