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Inevitability: Determinism, Fatalism, and Destiny

Inevitability: Determinism, Fatalism, and Destiny

Doob, Leonard William

Hardcover

Series: International Contributions in Psychology, Book 12

General EducationGeneral PsychologySelf-Help

ISBN10: 0313263981
ISBN13: 9780313263989
Publisher: Praeger
Published: Sep 26 1988
Pages: 174
Weight: 0.93
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Doob's central thesis is that some beliefs function mainly to help the believer cope with life's uncertainties. The coping mechanism that is the focus of Doob's book is a belief that certain things in life are inevitable. . . . Doob methodically explores the origin and nature of inevitablility beliefs, and like his pervious titles in social psychology, this is a theoretical analysis. . . . The book is well written and carefully organized but demanding to read; Doob attributes this to the inherent difficulty of the subject--he is probably right. Choice

This book examines the ways in which human beings seek to cope with uncertainty by means of doctrines that postulate degrees of inevitability. These doctrines originate in natural science, social science, philosophy, and religion. Their adequacies and inadequacies are carefully assessed, with special reference to the ways in which they deal with intervention by the very persons who would reduce uncertainty. The possibility of intervention in turn raises questions concerning freedom and responsibility that challenge people in all societies and throughout the lifespan.

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