Russell Blackford, Udo Schüklenk

eBook, ePUB

50 Great Myths About Atheism (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

Tackling a host of myths and prejudices commonly leveled at atheism, this captivating volume bursts with sparkling, eloquent arguments on every page. The authors rebut claims that range from atheism being just another religion to the alleged atrocities committed in its name. * An accessible yet scholarly commentary on hot-button issues in the debate over religious belief * Teaches critical thinking skills through detailed, rational argument * Objectively considers each myth on its merits * Includes a history of atheism and its advocates, an appendix detailing atheist organizations, and an extensive bibliography * Explains the differences between atheism and related concepts such as agnosticism and naturalism

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Autor

Russell Blackford is Conjoint Lecturer in the School of Humanities and Social Science at the University of Newcastle, Australia. A renowned philosopher, literary critic, author and commentator on a range of topics including legal and political philosophy, philosophy of religion, meta-ethics, and philosophical bioethics, he is a prolific essayist and author whose works include Freedom of Religion and the Secular State (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012). Dr Blackford is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Evolution and Technology. Udo Schüklenk is Professor of Philosophy at Queen's University, Canada, where he holds the Ontario Research Chair in Bioethics. A renowned bioethicist, he is joint editor-in-chief of the international journals Bioethics and Developing World Bioethics. A prolific author and editor, he has produced 7 books and published more than 130 articles in international journals and anthologies, mostly on public health ethics, research ethics and end-of-life issues. He recently chaired an international expert panel drafting a landmark report on end-of-life care on behalf of the Royal Society of Canada.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. August 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118607817
• Artikelnr.: 39477687

Rezensionen

"It has been my lot to have encountered all but three of the 50 Great Myths about Atheism listed by Blackford and Schüklenk, most of them many times. It is useful to have them all listed in one book - and so readably and authoritatively refuted. The long final chapter treats theological arguments with more respect than I would have bothered with, but the refutation is all the more convincing for that. The whole book builds inexorably to its conclusion: the Reasonableness of Atheism." -- Richard Dawkins, author of The God Delusion

"With humor, wisdom and sound philosophy, Blackford and Schüklenk dismantle 50 important myths about atheism. In doing so, they have done atheists and religious believers a great service, for putting aside

the myths enables us to see where real differences remain." -- Peter Singer, Princeton University

"Atheists are routinely called 'aggressive,' but their strong values include a tolerance rarely shown them by the religious. This book's calm ripostes defend atheists everywhere against unreasoned assaults from the dwindling faithful. " -- Polly Toynbee, The Guardian

"Busted! Fifty times over! So say Blackford and Schüklenk -- the New Mythbusters--with reason, conviction and style. I enjoyed this book immensely." -- Graham Oppy, Monash University

"A brilliantly wide-ranging exploration of misconceptions about atheism and their relationship to our ideas about minds, human nature, morality - for pretty much everything we care about." -- Ophelia Benson, co-author of Does God Hate Women?

"This is a book that's as enjoyable to read as it is informative. Sharp, clever, and witty, it systematically dismantles misconceptions about atheism. Even God could learn something from it!" -- Ronald A. Lindsay, President, Center for Inquiry

"Overall, Blackford and Schu¨ klenk's work is a valuable contribution to the debate between believers and non-believers." (Journal of Contemporary Religion, 1 August 2014)

Review appeared in Times Higher Education - 2 January 2014
"I am happy to report that Blackford and Schüklenk's collaboration has given us an intellectually rigorous yet compositionally relaxed book. It is clearly written, clear-headed, and amusing on occasion (especially with the inclusion of comics from the Jesus & Mo website). It is simply organized, as the title indicates, with the authors taking on the 50 Myths one by one." (Neworld Review, Vol 6. No. 46)
"I recommend it as useful reading both to those who are freethinkers (whatever they call themselves, be it atheists, agnostics or secularists) and to "believers", particularly the hard-core religious ones, though it might prove "heavy-going" for them at times, and they are unlikely to be able to suspend belief and permit scepticism to intrude into their "blind faith"." (New Nurturing Potential, 1 September 2013)