50 Great Myths About Atheism (eBook)

Russell Blackford, Udo Schüklenk (Ursprünglicher Autor)

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2013
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-60781-7 (ISBN)

Infos

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

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.

Rezensionen

"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 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)

"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)

"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

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.8.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
• Schlagworte: adherents • another religion • Atheism • Atheismus • atrocities • Claim • confronts • counter religionists • crisply • Engage • familiar slur • Future • headon • hubristic • important • many • Myths • Name • Philosophie • Philosophy • Philosophy of Religion • Prediction • Range • Relationship • Religionsphilosophie • tackle allegations • Themes • Volume
• ISBN-10: 1-118-60781-3 / 1118607813
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-60781-7 / 9781118607817