Lex Bayer, John Figdor

Atheist Mind, Humanist Heart

Rewriting the Ten Commandments for the Twenty-First Century

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book shows that atheism need not only be reactionary (against religion and God), but rather provides a clear set of constructive principles to live by that establish atheism as a positive worldview. The book encourages and guides the reader through the process of formulating his or her own set of personal beliefs.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 156mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 425g
• ISBN-13: 9781442236790
• ISBN-10: 1442236795
• Artikelnr.: 40728965

Autorenporträt

By Lex Bayer and John Figdor

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Questioning Everything 1 Rewriting the Ten Commandments Part
I: A Framework for Facts 2 The Paradox of Belief 3 The Reasoning behind
Reason 4 Beliefs about the Unknown 5 The Assumption of a God 6 Putting
Factual Beliefs to the Test Part II: A Framework for Ethics 7 From Beliefs
to Behavior 8 How "Ought" One Behave? 9 Moral Happiness 10 Societal
Happiness 11 Putting Ethical Beliefs to the Test 12 Finding Your Own
Non-Commandments Acknowledgments Appendix A Common Religious Objections
Appendix B Our Ten Noncommandments Appendix C Theorem of Belief Notes
Bibliography Index About the Authors