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Pitt-Rivers, George

 
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Sinopsis

How beliefs and language steer moral action and public power—and how ideas spread through society.

This nonfiction study examines how minds are guided by suggestion, how religion historically stabilized or manipulated social values, and how media shapes what people think and do. It connects psychology, culture, and politics to show how public power is built through shared symbols, stories, and propaganda.

  • How the mind can be steered by external suggestions and inner impulses alike.
  • Why religion and moral systems have influenced social order and governance.
  • How different press practices affect public opinion and the spread of ideas.
  • The distinction between propaganda, genuine information, and the motives behind media.
Ideal for readers interested in the forces that shape belief, behavior, and power in society.

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Excerpt from Conscience Fanaticism

Conscience is at once the standard and the refuge of orthodox and fanatic, patriot and anarchist - according as they are described by admirer or detractor - but, let us believe with Lecky,* least Often of the genuine hypocrite.

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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Conscience Fanaticism

In presenting this little volume to the public I am fully conscious of my presumption in introducing my personal views in a region where many hundreds of better qualified writers have devoted their best efforts. Since, however, no apology can justify a profitless task, if such it be, or add to its utility, if indeed it possesses any, I will not attempt to make one.

If I have contributed in ever so slight a degree towards an understanding of the mental state or attitude we call fanaticism, for the purpose of guarding against the catastrophes it begets, I shall have achieved my purpose. It is unfortunately inevitable that a discussion which involves current opinions and beliefs must necessarily encounter strong prejudices and opposition, but it is less on this account that this little work is likely to fail than for the reason to which Hume attributed the failure which attended the publication of his "Treatise of Human Nature," which he described as his guilt "of a very usual indiscretion, in going to the press too early." A circumstance which prevented that "unfortunate literary attempt from reaching such distinction as even to excite a murmur among the zealots."

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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9780267645121: Conscience Fanaticism (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10:  0267645120 ISBN 13:  9780267645121
Editorial: Forgotten Books, 2019
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