opinions and beliefs

Author's name: Gustave Le Bon

The book details a person's relationship with the beliefs and opinions they hold. Over the course of nine chapters, the author raises questions that become apparent as they attempt to answer them. He clarifies the differences between opinions and beliefs, on the one hand, and knowledge, on the other. He also explains the mechanisms and manifestations of being influenced by opinions and beliefs, whether in terms of actual psychological impact or anticipated pleasure. The book also explains the types of instincts and what motivates us toward our beliefs and opinions. It details the mechanism of action of these drives, the causes of conflict and conflict between them within societies, and the mechanisms for reconciliation. The book also explains the concept of individual opinion, highlighting the manifestations of individual privacy and the specific influences on the individual in this matter. It then addresses the same problems in group opinions, then moves on to explain the mechanisms of opinion transmission and dissemination, and the means used to promote opinions and beliefs in societies. It then presents empirical research into the formation of beliefs and the unconscious events that arise from them.