Atheism and Philosophy

Name: Atheism and Philosophy
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ISBN: 9781591022985

ISBN-10: 1591022983

ISBN-13: 9781591022985

Edition: 2005

Authors: Kai Nielsen

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The indeterminacy of the modern concept of God has made the distinction between belief and unbelief increasingly problematic. Both the complexity of the religious response and the variety of skeptical philosophies preclude simplistic definitions of what constitutes belief in God. Making the discussion even more difficult are assertions by fundamentalists who dismiss the philosophical perplexities of religious claims as unreal pseudo-problems. Atheism & Philosophy is a detailed study of these and other issues vital to our understanding of atheism, agnosticism, and religious belief. Philosopher Kai Nielsen develops a coherent and integrated approach to the discussion of what it means to be an…

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List price: $21.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Prometheus Books, Publishers
Publication date: 7/5/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 269
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English




Introduction : how is atheism to be characterized?



The making of an atheist



Does God exist? : reflections on disbelief



Agnosticism



In defense of atheism



Religion and commitment



The burden of proof and The presumption of atheism



The primacy of philosophical theology



Religious ethics versus humanistic ethics



Religion and rationality



The embeddedness of atheism