The believing brain : (Record no. 68409)
[ view plain ]
| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 01563cam a2200289 a 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 650019996 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | PILC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20221123180213.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 100723s2011 nyua b 001 0 eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781780335292 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | MANILA TYTANA COLLEGES LIBRARY |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | CIR BF 773 |
| Item number | S54 2011 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Shermer, Michael. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The believing brain : |
| Remainder of title | from spiritual faiths to political convictions--how we construct beliefs and reinforce them as truths / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Michael Shermer. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Constable & Robinsons, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2011. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xii, 455 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 20 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Mr. D'Arpino's dilemma -- Dr. Collins's conversion -- A skeptic's journey -- Patternicity -- Agenticity -- The believing neuron -- Belief in the afterlife -- Belief in god -- Belief in aliens -- Belief in conspiracies -- Politics of belief -- Confirmations of belief -- Geographies of belief -- Cosmologies of belief -- Epilogue: the truth is out there. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Shermer demonstrates how our brains selectively assess data in an attempt to confirm the conclusions (beliefs) we've already reached. Drawing on evolution, cognitive science, and neuroscience, he considers not only supernatural beliefs but political and economic ones as well. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Belief and doubt. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Knowledge, Theory of. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Cognitive neuroscience. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type | Circulation Books |
| 998 ## - LOCAL CONTROL INFORMATION (RLIN) | |
| Cataloger's initials, CIN (RLIN) | 68409 |
| First Date, FD (RLIN) | 126772 |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Total Checkouts | Total Renewals | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dewey Decimal Classification | Manila Tytana Colleges Library | Manila Tytana Colleges Library | CIRCULATION SECTION | 07/09/2015 | Replacement for Acc. No. 027256 | 2 | 1 | CIR BF 773 S54 2011 | 034869 | 09/23/2022 | 09/16/2022 | 07/09/2015 | Circulation Books |