Arguing for Atheism: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion - Couverture souple

Le Poidevin, Robin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0415093384 ISBN 13 : 9780415093385

Editeur : Routledge, 1996

Synopsis

First Published in 2004. In Arguing for Atheism, Robin Le Poidevin addresses the question of whether theism-the view that there is a personal, transcendent creator of the universe - solves the deepest mysteries of existence. Philosophical defences of theism have often been based on the idea that it explains things which atheistic approaches cannot: for example, why the universe exists, and how there can be objective moral values. The main contention of Arguing for Atheism is that the reverse is true: that in fact theism fails to explain many things it claims to, while atheism can explain some of the things it supposedly leaves mysterious. It is also argued that religion need not depend on belief in God. Designed as a text for university courses in the philosophy of religion and metaphysics, this book's accessible style and numerous explanations of important philosophical concepts and positions will also make it attractive to the general reader.

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À propos de l'auteur

Robin Le Poidevin is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Leeds.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0415093384
• ISBN 13: 9780415093385
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 184
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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