Agnosticism: a Very Short Introduction

Name: Agnosticism: a Very Short Introduction
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ISBN: 9780199575268

ISBN-10: 0199575266

ISBN-13: 9780199575268

Edition: 2010

Authors: Robin Le Poidevin

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What is agnosticism? Is it just the 'don't know' position on God, or is there more to it than this? Is it a belief, or merely the absence of belief? Who were the first to call themselves 'agnostics'? These are just some of the questions that Robin Le Poidevin considers in this Very Short Introduction. He sets the philosophical case for agnosticism and explores it as a historical and cultural phenomenon. What emerges is a much more sophisticated, and much more interesting, attitude than a simple failure to either commit to, or reject, religious belief. Le Poidevin challenges some preconceptions and assumptions among both believers and non-atheists, and invites the reader to rethinktheir own…

Book details

Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 10/28/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 4.49" wide x 6.81" long x 0.36" tall
Weight: 0.286
Language: English