Atheism A Philosophical Justification

Name: Atheism A Philosophical Justification
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ISBN: 9780877226420

ISBN-10: 0877226423

ISBN-13: 9780877226420

Edition: 1990

Authors: Michael Martin

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In this book Michael Martin provides logical reasons for being an atheist. Carefully examining the current debate in Anglo-American analytic philosophy regarding God's existence, Martin presents a comprehensive critique of the arguments for the existence of God and a defense of arguments against the existence of God, showing in detail their relevance to atheism. Claiming that atheism is a rational position while theistic beliefs are not, he relies both on logic and evidence and confines his efforts to showing the irrationality of belief in a personal supreme being who is omniscient, omnipotent, perfect, and the creator of heaven and earth. The author's approach is two-fold. By presenting…

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List price: $44.95
Copyright year: 1990
Publisher: Temple University Press
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 254
Language: English



Preface


Introduction


Negative Atheism


The Justification of Negative Atheism: Some Preliminaries


The Meaningfulness of Religious Language


The Ontological Argument


The Cosmological Argument


The Teleological Argument


Conclusion


Conclusion


Conclusion


General Conclusion


The Argument from Religious Experience


The Argument from Miracles


Some Minor Evidential Arguments for God


Beneficial Arguments for God


Faith and Foundationalism


Positive Atheism


the Justification of Positive Atheism: Some Preliminaries


Divine Attributes and Incoherence


Atheistic Teleological Arguments


The Argument from Evil


The Free Will Defense


Natural Evil


Soul Making Theodicy


Some Minor Theodicies


Conclusion


Appendix


Conclusion


Notes and Index


Index