{"product_id":"false-truths-9780761862994","title":"False Truths","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn False Truths, Edward C. Mendler contends that many of the beliefs, tenets, conclusions, and understandings that are widely accepted as truths are, in fact, not valid at all. Such dubious and false concepts arise not only in philosophy and theology but also under the rubrics of cosmology, quantum physics, democracy, freedom, economics, and various aspects of human nature and evolution. We accept and absorb these false ideas because they were and are propounded by authorities, both ancient and modern. Mendler asserts that we should challenge them all  from Plato on to contemporary theorists in all of those fields  and question and analyze every element of their conclusions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations Preface  CHAPTER ONE: RELIANCE ON AUTHORITY Origins Consequences  CHAPTER TWO: THE STORY OF BELIEFS How the Ancient Greeks Misled Us The Middle Ages Muddle We Were Not Enlightened  CHAPTER THREE: THE PERSISTENCE OF OLD IDEAS Old and New Jacques Maritain Pope John Paul II John Polkinghorne  CHAPTER FOUR: THE ERROR OF DUALISM Causation Epistemology  CHAPTER FIVE: FAITH AND ANTI-FAITH Faith Antifaith — Fair and Foul  CHAPTER SIX: PHYSICS AND MYSTERY Cosmology Waves, Particles, Quanta  CHAPTER SEVEN: BIOLOGY AND MYSTERY The Basics of Evolution The Burgess Shale Consciousness Humans and Animals The Origin of Life  CHAPTER EIGHT: MIND The Awesome Brain Free Will and Foolishness Neuroscience — New Understandings  CHAPTER NINE: EQUALITY, DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM Equality Democracy Freedom  CHAPTER TEN: ENTERPRISE, PLANNING, FREEDOM AND WELFARE The Basics of Economics Enterprise and Planning Welfare and Gridlock  CHAPTER ELEVEN: CONCLUSIONS  Index","brand":"Hamilton Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037878518103,"sku":"9780761862994","price":33.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780761862994.jpg?v=1750937980","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/false-truths-9780761862994","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}