Life Without God - An Outsider''s Look At Atheism

"Explores atheism from a new perspective. Since our beliefs about the most important things in life aren't usually based on arguments, we should look beyond atheistic arguments and explore what truly motivates the atheist. Could certain ideals or experiences explain the turn to atheism?"--

List of contents

1. A new approach to atheism; 2. Motivations for atheism; 3. Atheistic frameworks; 4. The presumption of atheism; 5. Atheistic arguments and faith; 6. Atheistic arguments and God; 7. Life after atheism.

About the author

Rik Peels is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Theology & Religion at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He is the author of Ignorance: A Philosophical Study (Oxford University Press, 2023) and Responsible Belief: A Theory in Ethics and Epistemology (Oxford University Press, 2017). He leads an international project on the epistemology and ethics of extreme beliefs.

Summary

Explores atheism from a new perspective. Since our beliefs about the most important things in life aren't usually based on arguments, we should look beyond atheistic arguments and explore what truly motivates the atheist. Could certain ideals or experiences explain the turn to atheism?

Product details

• Authors: Rik Peels, Rik (Vrije Universiteit Peels, Peels Rik
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2023
• EAN: 9781009297820
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0929782-0
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Ethics, RELIGION / Philosophy, RELIGION / Atheism, RELIGION / Agnosticism, Social issues & processes, Religious ethics, Philosophy of religion, Social and ethical issues, Agnosticism and atheism, Agnosticism & Atheism