Atheism and Agnosticism

Provides an elementary introduction to atheism and agnosticism, examining their characterisation and distinguishing them from other things with which they are conflated.

About the author

Graham Oppy is Professor of Philosophy at Monash University, Victoria. He has previously published some books in philosophy of religion, including (as author) Naturalism and Religion (2018) Ontological Arguments and Belief in God (Cambridge, 1996), Philosophical Perspectives on Infinity (Cambridge, 2006), Arguing about Gods (Cambridge, 2006), Describing Gods: An Investigation of Divine Attributes (Cambridge, 2014), The Best Argument against God (2013), and Reinventing Philosophy of Religion: An Opinionated Introduction (2014), and (as editor) Ancient Philosophy of Religion (with Nick Trakakis, 2013), Reading Philosophy of Religion (with Michael Scott, 2010), The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Philosophy of Religion (2017), and Interreligious Philosophical Dialogues (with Nick Trakakis, 2017). Forthcoming books include (as author) Atheism: The Basics, and (as editor) Ontological Arguments (Cambridge) and Companion to Atheism and Philosophy.

Product details

• Authors: Graham Oppy, Graham (Monash University Oppy, Oppy Graham
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781108454728
• ISBN: 978-1-108-45472-8
• No. of pages: 70
• Series: Elements in the Philosophy of; Elements in the Philosophy of Religion; Elements in the Philosophy of; Elements in the Philosophy of Religion
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Philosophy, Philosophy of religion