Defending Man - Abdel Wahhab El-Messiri

The studies of this book deal with a methodological problem, which is the need to use complex models to explain human phenomena and to move away from reductionist models. Composite models are models that are not satisfied with one element in explaining phenomena, but rather take into account several elements, including the political, social and economic, but rather reach the cultural elements and cognitive dimensions. Because the composite analytical model is multi-dimensional and levels, it can encompass most aspects of the phenomenon under study. The book includes an introduction to cognitive models, the relationship of perception to reality, and a comparison between reductionist and composite models. It also includes a section on the index's relationship to each of these models. The book attempts to apply the explanatory approach through composite models on various and diverse cultural phenomena such as Freemasonry, capitalism, and anti-Semitism.

Number of pages: 367