Breaking the Spell - Religion As a Natural Phenomenon

Informationen zum Autor Daniel C. Dennett was University Professor Emeritus at Tufts University and the author of numerous books including From Bacteria to Bach and Back , Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking , Breaking the Spell , Darwin's Dangerous Idea , and Consciousness Explained . He died on 19 April 2024. Klappentext Daniel Dennett is one of the most original and provocative thinkers in the world. A brilliant polemicist and philosopher, he is famous for challenging unexamined orthodoxies. His books include Brainstorms , Brainchildren , Elbow Room , Consciousness Explained , Darwin¿s Dangerous Idea and Freedom Evolves . He lives in North Andover, Massachusetts. Zusammenfassung What is religion and how did it evolve? Is it the product of blind evolutionary instinct or of rational choice? Is the only way to live a good life through religion? In this title, the author explores how the great ideas of religion have enthralled us for thousands of years - and whether we could (or should) break free.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel C Dennett, Daniel C. Dennett, Dennett Daniel C.
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 29.03.2007
• EAN: 9780141017778
• ISBN: 978-0-14-101777-8
• No. of pages: 446
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Penguin Pocketbooks; Penguin Pocketbooks
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; RELIGION / Philosophy, Religion and science, Religion & science