The Belief Instinct
- 252pages
- 9 heures de lecture
The Belief Instinct offers a surprising new take on why we believe in God--and how this belief has ensured the survival of the human species.
Jesse Bering Livres
Jesse Bering est un psychologue chercheur qui explore les aspects complexes et souvent tabous du comportement humain et de la science cognitive de la religion. Son écriture fait le pont entre l'enquête scientifique et l'observation perspicace, rendant les phénomènes psychologiques complexes accessibles et attrayants pour un large public. Le travail de Bering explore les thèmes de la croyance, de la sexualité et de la psyché humaine avec une voix distinctive à la fois intellectuellement rigoureuse et étonnamment personnelle. Il offre une perspective unique sur les motivations et les mécanismes qui animent les actions et la pensée humaines.
The evolutionary psychology behind belief in God.
A Very Human Ending
- 288pages
- 11 heures de lecture
'I have yet to come away from reading [Bering's] work and not feel considerably better informed than I was minutes before' (Forbes) This penetrating analysis aims to demystify a subject that knows no cultural or demographic boundaries.
In this eye-opening book, psychologist Jesse Bering argues that we are all sexual deviants on one level or another. He introduces us to the young woman who falls madly in love with the Eiffel Tower, a young man addicted to seductive sneezes, and a pair of deeply affectionate identical twins, among others. He challenges us to move beyond our attitudes towards âe~deviantâe(tm) sex and consider the alternative: what would happen if we rise above our fears and revulsions and accept our true natures? With his signature wit and irreverent style, Bering pulls back the curtains on the history of perversions, the biological reasons behind our distaste for unusual sexual proclivities and the latest research on desire. Armed with reason, science and an insatiable appetite for knowledge, he humanises deviants while asking some provocative questions about the nature of hypocrisy, prejudice and when sexual desire can lead to harm. A groundbreaking look at our complex relationship with our carnal urges and the ways in which we disguise, deny and shame the sexual deviant in all of us, Perv brings hidden desires into the spotlight.
Why Is the Penis Shaped Like That?
- 352pages
- 13 heures de lecture
Exploring the history of cannibalism, the neurology of people who are sexually attracted to animals, the evolution of human body fluids, the science of homosexuality and serious questions about life and death, Bering boldly goes where no science writer has gone before.
In Suicidal, Bering takes us through the science and psychology of suicide, revealing its cognitive secrets and the subtle tricks our minds play on us when we're easy emotional prey. Scientific studies, personal stories, and remarkable cross-species comparisons come together to help readers critically analyze their own doomsday thoughts while gaining broad insight into a problem that, tragically, will most likely touch all of us at some point in our lives. -- Adapted from Amazon.com summary
Seit es Menschen gibt, glauben sie. Immer schon sucht der Mensch nach den unsichtbaren Kräften, die sein Schicksal lenken. Jesse Bering geht in seinem provokanten Buch der Frage nach, warum die Menschen glauben: an ein vorherbestimmtes Leben, göttliche Botschaften in Naturkatastrophen oder ein Leben nach dem Tod. Nach Jahren der intensiven Forschung und anhand zahlreicher Experimente kann Bering seine These inzwischen beweisen: Der menschliche Instinkt, an einen Gott oder andere übermenschliche Mächte zu glauben, verschaffte den Menschen in der Frühzeit einen überlebenswichtigen Vorteil. An diesem Punkt hat die Evolution ihr Ziel erreicht. Hat die Religion ihre Schuldigkeit damit getan?