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Rosenberg, Alex

 
9780393080230: The Atheist's Guide to Reality: Enjoying Life Without Illusions
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ISBN 10 : 0393080234 ISBN 13 : 9780393080230
Editeur : WW Norton & Co, 2011

Synopsis

We can't avoid the persistent questions about the meaning of life-and the nature of reality. Philosopher Alex Rosenberg maintains that science is the only thing that can really answer them all of them. His bracing and ultimately upbeat book takes physics seriously as the complete description of reality and accepts all its consequences. He shows how physics makes Darwinian natural selection the only way life can emerge, and how that deprives nature of purpose, and human action of meaning, while it exposes conscious illusions such as free will and the self. The science that makes us nonbelievers provides the insight into the real difference between right and wrong, the nature of the mind, even the direction of human history. The Atheist's Guide to Reality draws powerful implications for the ethical and political issues that roil contemporary life. The result is nice nihilism, a surprisingly sanguine perspective atheists can happily embrace.

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À propos de l'auteur

Alex Rosenberg is the R. Taylor Cole Professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy at Duke University and the codirector of the Duke Center for Philosophy of Biology. He lives in Durham, North Carolina.

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Éditeur
WW Norton & Co
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0393080234
ISBN 13 
9780393080230
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
368
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