Humanism - A Beginner''s Guide

Informationen zum Autor Writer and broadcaster Peter Cave teaches philosophy for The Open University and City University London. Author of the bestselling Can A Robot Be Human?, he chairs the Humanist Philosophers’ Group, frequently contributes to philosophy journals and magazines, from the academic to the popular, and has presented several philosophy programmes for the BBC. He lives in London. Klappentext Does goodness require God? Do we need eternity for meaningful lives? Should we believe in God without evidence? Peter Cave's new book, Humanism, is a welcome guide, with very human answers, to these questions and many more. With historical adherents as various as Mark Twain, Einstein, Freud, Philip Pullman, and Frank Zappa, Humanism's central quest is to live with meaning with no need for the supernatural. Cave explores the humanist approach to religious belief, ethics, and politics, together with moral dilemmas and those 'meaning of life' questions that can keep us awake at night. Showing how humanists make sense of the world using reason, experience, and sensitivity, Cave emphasizes that we can, and should, flourish without God. Lively, provocative, and refreshingly rant-free, this book is essential reading for all - whether atheist, agnostic, believer, or of no view - who wish better to understand what it means to be human. Zusammenfassung Explaining all aspects of Humanist philosophy, Cave offers several persuasive arguments against God’s existence, whilst providing an alternative and valuable conception of life without Him. Inhaltsverzeichnis ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgementsChapter 1 Humanism: scene settingChapter 2 Without GodChapter 3 Without religionChapter 4 With moralityChapter 5 With politicsChapter 6 Dying and livingChapter 7 Humanism: the quest for meaningEpilogueAppendicesHumanism: myths and whereaboutsFurther readingNotes, references and sourcesIndex...

Product details

• Authors: Peter Cave
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.01.2009
• EAN: 9781851685899
• ISBN: 978-1-85168-589-9
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Beginner's Guides; Beginner's Guides
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / General, PHILOSOPHY / General, RELIGION / General, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Humanism, RELIGION / Atheism, RELIGION / Agnosticism, Religion & beliefs, Popular philosophy, Alternative belief systems, Religion and beliefs, Agnosticism and atheism, Agnosticism & Atheism, Humanist & Secular Alternatives To Religion, Humanist and secular alternatives to religion