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Philosophers without gods : meditations on Atheism and the secular life / Louise M. Antony, editor. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2007. - 1 online resource (xv, 315 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-301) and index.

Faith and reason, the perpetual war: ruminations of a fool / Sterwart Shapiro -- From Yeshiva Bochur to secular humanist / Joseph Levine -- Religio philosophi / Daniel Garber -- For the love of reason / Louise M. Antony -- Life without God: some personal costs / Daniel M. Farrell -- Overcoming Christianity / Walter Sinnott-Armstrong -- On becoming a heretic / Edwin Curley -- Mere stranger / Marvin Belzer -- An atheist's fundamentalism / James Tappenden -- Thank goodness! / Daniel C. Dennett -- Transcendence without God: on atheism and invisibility / Anthony Simon Laden -- An Aristotelian life / Marcia Homiak -- Without the net of providence: atheism and the human adventure / Kenneth A. Taylor -- Disenchantment / David Owens -- Religion and respect / Simon Blackburn -- Reasonable religious disagreements / Richard Feldman -- If God is dead, is everything permitted? / Elizabeth Secord Anderson -- Divine evil / David Lewis -- Meta-atheism: religious avowal as self-deception / Georges Rey -- Faith and Fanaticism / Jonathan E. Adler.

Editor's Introduction. Acknowledgements. Part One - Journeys. 1. Faith and Reason, the Perpetual War: Ruminations of a Fool, Stewart Shapiro (Ohio State). 2. From Yeshiva Bochur to Secular Humanist, Joseph Levine (U Mass Amherst). 3. Religio Philosophi, Daniel Garber (Princeton). 4. For the Love of Reason, Louise Antony (U Mass Amherst). 5. Life Without God: Some Personal Costs, Daniel Ferell (Ohio State). 6. Overcoming Christianity, Walter Sinnott-Armstrong (Dartmouth). 7. On Becoming a Heretic, Edwin Curley (Michigan). 8. Mere Stranger, Marvin Belzer (Bowling Green). 9. An Atheist's Fundamen.


English.

ISBN: 9780198038597 (electronic bk.) 0198038593 (electronic bk.) 0195173074 (Cloth) 9780195173079 (Cloth) 1281156493 9781281156495 9781435600492 1435600495 9786611156497 6611156496 0199839786 9780199839780

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Atheism.
Athéisme.
atheism.
RELIGION--Atheism.
Atheism.
Philosophie
Atheismus
Atheïsme.
Filosofische aspecten.
Ateism.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BL2710 / .P45 2007eb

Dewey Class. No.: 211/.8