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in praise of doubt how to have convictions without becoming a fanatic
p we are stuck . both as a culture and as individuals we find it much easier to articulate what we are against and find ourselves at a loss for words when we need to articulate what we are for . world famous sociologists peter berger and anton zijderveld team up to present a profound treatment of how we can have confidence in our convictions in such ideals as democracy human rights equality under the law etc. without succumbing to the radical doubts of relativism and the certainties of fundamentalism . with new lenses for seeing the influence modernism relativism and fundamentalism they explore the roles of humor doubt and social norms that help us have convictions without grasping them so tightly that we become fanatical .
hardcover harperone 2009 isbn13 9780061778162 isbn10 0061778168
abridged n isbn 13 9780061778162 number in series 1 number of pages 179 publisher harpercollins release date 62135769600000