Atheism [electronic resource] : What Everyone Needs to Know:What Everyone Needs to Know

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ruse, Michael.

Series:

What Everyone Needs to Know

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Atheism.

Local Subjects:

Atheism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cary : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Over the last decade, ""New Atheists"" such as Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and Christopher Hitchens have pushed the issue of atheism to the forefront of public discussion. Yet very few of the ensuing debates and discussions have managed to provide a full and objective treatment of the subject. Atheism: What Everyone Needs to Know provides a balanced look at the topic, considering atheism historically, philosophically, theologically, sociologically and psychologically. Written in an easily accessible style, the book uses a question and answer format to examine the history of atheism, arguments

Contents:

""Atheism""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Prologue""; ""1 From the Greeks to the Enlightenment""; ""2 From the Enlightenment to the Present""; ""3 Statistics""; ""4 God and Humans""; ""5 Belief""; ""6 The Matter of Science""; ""7 Questions for the Christian""; ""8 Are There Good Reasons to Believe?""; ""9 Alternative Religions""; ""10 Naturalistic Explanations""; ""11 Is Religion Evil?""; ""12 The Meaningful Life""; ""Envoi""; ""References""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-19-933460-9

OCLC:

894506875