The Cambridge Companion to Atheism (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521603676 ISBN 13: 9780521603676

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

In this 2007 volume, eighteen of the world's leading scholars present original essays on various aspects of atheism: its history, both ancient and modern, defense and implications. The topic is examined in terms of its implications for a wide range of disciplines including philosophy, religion, feminism, postmodernism, sociology and psychology. In its defense, both classical and contemporary theistic arguments are criticized, and, the argument from evil, and impossibility arguments, along with a non religious basis for morality are defended. These essays give a broad understanding of atheism and a lucid introduction to this controversial topic.

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Book Description:

In this 2007 volume, eighteen of the world's leading scholars present original essays on various aspects of atheism: its history, defense and implications. These essays give a broad understanding of atheism and a lucid introduction to this controversial topic.

About the Author:

Michael Martin is Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Boston University. He is the author of over 150 articles and reviews as well as several books including Atheism, Morality and Meaning, The Impossibilty of God with Ricki Monnier and Atheism: A Philosophical Justification.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0521603676
• ISBN 13: 9780521603676
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 354
• Editor: Martin Michael