Jennifer Michael Hecht is a philosopher, historian, and award-winning poet. The History Boys is a play by British playwright Alan Bennett.The play premiered at the Royal National Theatre in London on 18 May 2004. Doubt: A History by Jennifer Hecht, unknown edition, First Sentence "When we look for doubt among the ancients, in the West we are going to find the most lively cases in the Hellenistic period-the few hundred years between the dominace of Classical Greece and that of Classical Rome." Doubt: A History: The Great Doubters and Their Legacy of Innovation from Socrates and Jesus to Thomas Jefferson and Emily Dickinson: Author: Jennifer Hecht: … In Doubt: A History, we learn that doubt has always been a key component in bringing about necessary changes in religious traditions, and in any tradition. In Doubt: A History, we learn that doubt has always been a key component in bringing about necessary changes in religious traditions, and in any tradition. Please try again. My guest today is Jennifer Michael Hecht. Her study leads up to examples from the beginning of the 21st century.[2]. Doubt: A History by Hecht, Jennifer at AbeBooks.co.uk - ISBN 10: 0060097957 - ISBN 13: 9780060097950 - HarperOne - 2004 - Softcover With Katherine Heigl, Dulé Hill, Laverne Cox, Dreama Walker. Doubt: A History acts as a salve for those of us still burnt by the so-called moral values swing vote of the last presidential election. I asked Jennifer to come on the show to discuss her book Doubt: A History and its profound effect on me post-deconversion. Approved third parties also use these tools in connection with our display of ads. © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. In Doubt: A History, she analyzes the many different forms of skepticism that have appeared throughout the centuries. Read "Doubt: A History The Great Doubters and Their Legacy of Innovation from Socrates and Jesus to Thomas Jefferson and Emily Dickinson" by Jennifer Hecht available from Rakuten Kobo. Although I’m not a history buff, this was an interesting dive into a topic that I hadn’t ever considered before. Something went wrong. She is the author of Doubt: A History and The End of the Soul; the latter won the Phi Beta Kappa Society's 2004 Ralph Waldo Emerson Award.Hecht's books of poetry include The Next Ancient World and Funny.She earned her Ph.D. in history from Columbia University and teaches at The New School in New York City. This is an account of the world's greatest ‘intellectual … Bertrand Russell, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 February 2014. 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[1], The work provides a detailed history of religious doubt in both the West and the East, reaching back to the earliest recorded evidence of disbelief, the materialist, atheist philosophy of the Carvaka, which flourished in India ca. Take heart and encouragement in "Doubt". To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Excellent. Try again. This ambitious and comprehensive book takes us up close and personal with those who have grappled with the ultimate questions of life and found possible answers contrary to traditional faith. Just as belief has its own history featuring people whose unique expressions of faith have forever changed the world, doubt has a vibrant story and tradition with its own saints, martyrs, and sages. It covers doubt as it occurred throughout history, even in books within the Bible such as Job and Ecclesiastes that indicate shifts in religious thought and feature characters that openly question their God. Jennifer Hecht champions doubt and questioning as one of the great and noble, if unheralded, intellectual traditions. Buy Doubt: A History: The Great Doubters and Their Legacy of Innovation from Socrates and Jesus to Thomas Jefferson and Emily Dickinson (Paperback) at Walmart.com This ambitious and comprehensive book takes us up close and personal with those who have grappled with the ultimate … A successful defense lawyer at a boutique firm becomes romantically involved with a client who may or may not be guilty of a brutal crime. Unable to add item to List. So you think you are an odd person out and sidelined in the world? Very nice writing and engaging presentation of historical info. In the tradition of grand sweeping histories such as From Dawn To Decadence , The Structure of Scientific Revolutions , and A History of God , Hecht champions doubt and questioning as one of the great and noble, if unheralded, intellectual traditions that distinguish the Western mind especially-from Socrates to Galileo and Darwin to Wittgenstein and Hawking. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Doubt: A History: The Great Doubters and Their Legacy of Innovation from Socrates and Jesus to Thomas Jefferson and Emily Dickinson eBook: Hecht, Jennifer: Amazon.com.au: Kindle Store Yet to find scientists who can provide something which, when they are dating something, confirms without any shadow of a doubt that it was there at the beginning! Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 June 2012. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Jennifer Michael Hecht is a philosopher, historian, and award-winning poet. Jennifer Hecht amply illustrates Bertrand Russell's very apposite observation, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 December 2015. The title may appear misleading, as Hecht concentrates mainly (though not exclusively) on the history of religious doubt. This is an account of the world's greatest … In this history, Jennifer Michael Hecht celebrates doubt as an engine of creativity and as an alternative to the political and intellectual dangers of certainty. Anyone who reads this book will come to a surprising new appreciation for doubt and it’s benefits. Build A Happier Brain: The Neuroscience and Psychology of Happiness. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Doubt: A Historywas an interesting read for sure. In a podcast interview Hecht says it was the publishers who didn't want it to be called 'A History of Atheism'. If you are a believer, this book is a total waste of time. Its Broadway debut was on 23 April 2006 at the Broadhurst Theatre where 185 performances were staged before it closed on 1 October 2006. Conditions apply. 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 “Doubt: A History" is about the history of religious doubt, from all over the world, and from all recorded history. She is the author of Doubt: A History and The End of the Soul; the latter … In this grand sweeping history, Jennifer Michael Hecht celebrates doubt as an engine of creativity and as an alternative to the political and intellectual dangers of certainty. Excellent work. 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