A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance

Contributor(s): Author: Leon FestingerLeon Festinger's theory of cognitive dissonance has been widely recognized for its important and influential ...

Why do we attempt to justify decisions that are clearly irrational? The answer lies in "cognitive dissonance, " the feeling of mental discomfort we...

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A Theory of Dramaturgy is the first text of its kind to define concepts and combine arguments into a coherent dramaturgical theory supported by an ...

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DescriptionThe explosion of minimalism into the worlds of visual arts, music and literature in the mid-to-late twentieth century presents one of th...

DescriptionAlthough written fairly early in his career, in 1939, Sketch for a Theory of the Emotions is considered to be one of Jean-Paul Sartre's ...

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Reducere. This book is an attempt to formulate a positive theory of motivation that will satisfy these theoretical demands and, at the same time, conform to ...

Reducere. This book is an attempt to formulate a positive theory of motivation that will satisfy these theoretical demands and, at the same time, conform to ...

Legal thinkers typically justify contract law on the basis of economics or promissory morality. But Peter Benson takes another approach. He argues ...

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Elizabeth Barnes argues compellingly that disability is primarily a social phenomenon-a way of being a minority, a way of facing social oppression,...

An engaging look at the aphorism, the shortest literary form, across time, languages, and cultures Aphorisms--or short philosophical sayings--appea...

Reducere. Illusionism is the view that phenomenal consciousness (in the philosophers' sense) is an introspective illusion -- that introspection misrepresents...

Reducere. The present paper is an attempt to formulate a positive theory of motivation which will satisfy these theoretical demands and at the same time conf...

In Cognitive Load Theory: A handbook for teachers, Steve Garnett brings clarity to the complexity surrounding CLT and provides a user-friendly tool...

Although psychoanalytic concepts underlie most forms of psychotherapy practiced today, the basic Freudian theory of mind the metapsychology does no...

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Human Caring Science: A Theory of Nursing, Second Edition by renowned nurse theorist Jean Watson discusses the balance between science and caring t...

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A study of Rawls' work, "A Theory of Justice", the book gives a concise account of Rawls' central ideas, situates them within contemporary debates ...

This book is the most comprehensive exploration to date into what truthmaking is and how it contributes to metaphysical debates across philosophy. ...

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Philosopher, novelist, dramatist and existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre is one of the greatest writers of all time. He was fascinated by the role play...

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In Outline of a Theory of Practice, Bourdieu questions the preeminent ideas of social anthropologists such as Levi-Strauss who stressed the structu...

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Presents a bold philosophical account of the principles involved in making aesthetic judgments about natural objects. The book surveys historical a...

This book develops an original theory of collective moral obligations. The theory does not stipulate a new type of moral obligation, but rather sug...

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Eva von Redecker reconsiders critical theory's understanding of radical change in order to offer a bold new account of how revolution occurs. She a...

An important and innovative new approach to the Marxist conception of transitions.Publisher: Haymarket BooksAuthor(s): Onur AcarogluNumber of pages...