Kerry Walters: Atheism | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9780826424938 | Atheism | A Guide for the Perplexed | Kerry Walters | Taschenbuch

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Beschreibung

Atheism: A Guide for the Perplexed moves beyond the polemics to present an overview of atheism that is rigorous but still accessible to the educated layperson as well as to the undergraduate student in philosophy and theology. After a preliminary investigation of what atheists mean when they use the words 'atheism' and 'God'-a much more complex investigation than one might suspect-the book explores the differences and similarities between 'old' and 'new' atheism; places atheism of either variety in context by examining the naturalistic worldview that grounds it; provides a short historical sketch of atheism; examines a number of arguments against God-belief; investigates whether an atheist worldview is consistent with ethics and a sense of purposefulness; inquires into whether the current militancy against religious belief is pertinent or a red herring; and concludes with a few suggestions for continued dialogue between believers and nonbelievers.

The goal throughout is to present a balanced, non-partisan introduction to the worldview, principles, and arguments of atheism that highlights the position's strengths as well as its weaknesses.

Über den Autor

Kerry Walters is professor emeritus of philosophy at Gettysburg College.

Zusammenfassung

Interest in atheism has been rekindled, yes, by the writings of the New Atheists (Harris, Dawkins, Hitchens), but this is an old debate, and the purpose of this book is to guide the reader through its many complexities, both old and new.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction. What This Book Isn't and What It Is

Chapter 1. What Is Atheism?

Chapter 2. The Atheist Worldview

Chapter 3. Refuting Theistic "Proofs"

Chapter 4. Why God Can't Exist

Chapter 5. The Natural History of Religion

Chapter 6. A Godless Morality

Chapter 7. Sisyphus' Question

Chapter 8. An Atheist Spirituality?

Works Cited

Erscheinungsjahr:	2010
Genre:	Importe , Religion & Theologie
Religion:	Christentum
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780826424938
ISBN-10:	0826424937
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Walters, Kerry
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury 3PL
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	216 x 140 x 11 mm
Von/Mit:	Kerry Walters
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.06.2010
Gewicht:	0,264 kg