Peter Berger is a renowned American sociologist, Professor Emeritus at Boston University, and author of several books, most notably The Social Construction of Reality. Anton C. Zijderveld is Professor Emeritus of General Sociology at Erasmus University, Rotterdam. He taught briefly in the United States and Canada. Among his many publications are The Abstract Society, On Cliches, and Reality in a Looking-Glass.
"The best parts of In Praise of Doubt explore the cultural
battlegrounds where a consensus has broken down or not yet
coalesced . . . Messrs. Berger and Zijderveld are optimistic: They
believe that moral progress is on the march and that moderation is
a virtue everyone can agree on."--Wall Street Journal
"This is . . . a serious attempt to explain how to find middle
ground between conviction - religious and otherwise - and doubt. .
. . In fact, Berger and Zijderveld argue that doubt -- especially
as expressed in the idea of a loyal opposition -- is at the heart
of a democratic system."--Los Angeles Times
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