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Political philosophy. Social philosophy --- Festinger, Leon --- anno 1800-1899
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Taking its inspiration from the 50th anniversary of the publication of Festinger and others's 1956 seminal and controversial volume When Prophecy Fails , which introduced the notion of 'cognitive dissonance' as an explanation for how a small group of flying saucer devotees handled the failure of a predicted visit from space aliens, this volume looks at both theoretical and empirical studies of religious groups for whom space beings and civilizations provided an inspiration to prepare for the nearness of events that would trigger 'the end of the world.' Rather than examining merely the rationales adopted to account for the disappointments associated with such 'failures,' the core of the present volume seeks to explore the dynamics that inspire not only such beliefs but also the vigorous participation in activities in which adherents engage to prepare for the coming of (or transport to) alien civilizations from 'outer space.'
Prophecy. --- BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Gaia & Earth Energies. --- RELIGION / Christianity / General. --- RELIGION / Theology. --- Forecasting --- Festinger, Leon, --- Prophecy --- Festinger, Leon, - 1919-1989. - When prophecy fails. --- the Kingdom of God --- prophecy --- psychology --- sociology --- cognitive dissonance --- Festinger --- Yuko Chino --- Chino Soho --- the Pana-Wave Laboratory --- leadership --- failed prophecies --- new religious movements --- the Church Universal and Triumphant --- Chen Tao --- the Unarius Prophecy --- the sociology of prophecy
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By explaining how to sire multicolored horses, produce nuts without shells, and create an egg the size of a human head, Giambattista Della Porta's Natural Magic (1559) conveys a fascination with tricks and illusions that makes it a work difficult for historians of science to take seriously. Yet, according to William Eamon, it is in the "how-to" books written by medieval alchemists, magicians, and artisans that modern science has its roots. These compilations of recipes on everything from parlor tricks through medical remedies to wool-dyeing fascinated medieval intellectuals because they promised access to esoteric "secrets of nature." In closely examining this rich but little-known source of literature, Eamon reveals that printing technology and popular culture had as great, if not stronger, an impact on early modern science as did the traditional academic disciplines.
Historia --- Ciencia --- Sociología de la ciencia --- Ciencia medieval --- Bulgaria. --- Churchill, Winston S. --- Czechoslovakia. --- Davies, Joseph E. --- Eden, Anthony. --- Festinger, Leon. --- Forrestal, James V. --- Germany. --- Grew, Joseph C. --- Hopkins, Harry. --- Hungary. --- Iran. --- Japan. --- Jervis, Robert. --- Kennan, George F. --- Leahy, William D. --- Marshall, George. --- Molotov, Vyacheslav. --- Nisbett, Richard E. --- Pendergast, Thomas. --- Potsdam Conference. --- Reston, James. --- Rumania. --- Stalin, Joseph. --- Teheran Conference. --- United Nations. --- Yalta Conference. --- atomic weapons. --- attribution theory. --- containment.
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