The Philosophy of Doublethink.The Philosophy of Doublethink dou·ble·think n. Thought marked by the acceptance of gross contradictions and falsehoods, especially when used as a technique of self-indoctrination: "Doublethink . . . Rick Weires Asbury As·bur·y , Francis 1745-1816. British-born American religious leader and first American Methodist Episcopal cleric to become a bishop (1784). House Publishing 440 Summer Drive, Asbury, Iowa Asbury is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States, and a suburb of the city of Dubuque. It is part of the Dubuque, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,450 at the 2000 census, but is now estimated to be 3,651 (2006). 52002 0975489348 $16.95 www.doublethinkbook.com The Philosophy of Doublethink: Theory of Contradictory Values explores the concept popularly enshrined in George George, river, c.345 mi (560 km) long, rising in a lake on the Quebec-Labrador boundary, E Canada. It flows N through Indian Lake (125 sq mi/324 sq km) to Ungava Bay (an arm of Hudson Strait). Orwell's classic "1984" as "doublethink"--when a person tells himself or herself a lie and completely believes it. Author and experienced product safety engineer Rick Weires explores the many ways humans can deceive TO DECEIVE. To induce another either by words or actions, to take that for true which is not so. Wolff, Inst. Nat. Sec. 356. themselves, the strained relationship between empirical and non-empirical reading, the revolutionary "clump psychological" model, and the question of what place can there be for religious thought or belief in God in a world where science and technology are constantly revealing more and more about how everything works. A thoughtful book, which sometimes views beliefs through the eyes of model characters aligned to an extreme philosophical point of view, The Philosophy of Doublethink is highly accessible to lay readers and seasoned philosophers alike in its exploration of the concepts of God, science, free will, and self-deception. |
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