Doubt : a history : the great doubters and their legacy of innovation, from Socrates and Jesus to Thomas Jefferson and Emily Dickinson
by Jennifer Michael Hecht.
- New York : Harper One, 2004.
- 551 p.
Table of Contents: Introduction : Doubt is No Shadow: A Quiz and a Guide to the Question Chapter 1. Whatever happened to Zeus and Hera?, 600 BCE-1 CE: Greek Doubt Chapter 2. Smacking the Temple, 600 BCE-1 CE: Doubt and the Ancient Jews Chapter 3. What the Buddha Saw, 600 BCE-1 CE: Ancient Doubt in Asia Chapter 4. When in Rome in Doubt, 50 BCE-1 CE: Empire in Reason Chapter 5. Christian Doubt, Zen, Elisha, and Hypatia, 1-800 CE: Late-Classical Mix Chapter 6. Medieval Doubt Loops-the-Loop, 800-1400: Muslims to Jews to Christians Chapter 7. Printing Press and the Age of Martyrs, 1400-1600: Renaissance and Inquisition Chapter 8. Sunspots and White House Doubters, 1600-1800: Revolutions in the Authority of Reason Chapter 9. Doubt's Bid for a Better Work, 1800-1900: FreeThinking in the Age of Science and Reform Chapter 10. Principles of Uncertainty, 1900-: the New Cosmopolitan Conclusion : Joy of Doubt: Ethics, Logic, Mood Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments Index