Belief as Relational Resource

I applaud Day's attempt to remove belief from the realm of the mind and to reconstitute it in terms of social pragmatics. However, Day's emphasis on belief presentation remains problematically psychologistic. To escape the Machiavellian implications and to restore dignity to belief, a rela...

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Main Author: Gergen, Kenneth J. 1934- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [1993]
In: The international journal for the psychology of religion
Year: 1993, Volume: 3, Issue: 4, Pages: 231-235
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Summary:I applaud Day's attempt to remove belief from the realm of the mind and to reconstitute it in terms of social pragmatics. However, Day's emphasis on belief presentation remains problematically psychologistic. To escape the Machiavellian implications and to restore dignity to belief, a relational formulation is invited.
ISSN:1532-7582
Reference:Kritik von "Speaking of Belief (1993)"
Contains:Enthalten in: The international journal for the psychology of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1207/s15327582ijpr0304_2