Humanism: A Beginner's Guide

Cave, Peter

ISBN 10: 1851685898 / ISBN 13: 9781851685899

Published by Oneworld Publications, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Humanism: A Beginner's Guide
• Publisher: Oneworld Publications
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1851685898
• ISBN 13: 9781851685899
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Why should we believe in God without any evidence? How can there be meaning in life when death is final? Does a Godless universe imply moral relativism? With adherents including Einstein, Freud, Philip Pullman, and Frank Zappa, and often described as the thinking person’s religion, Humanism aims to make sense of such questions by appealing to shared human values, rationality, and tolerance. This lively and provocative book is essential reading for atheists, agnostics, freethinkers, rationalists, sceptics, and believers alike. Peter Cave is a writer, presenter, and lecturer in philosophy at The Open University and City University, London.

About the Authors

Peter Cave teaches Philosophy at City University, London, UK. He has written and presented philosophy programmes for the BBC, lectured around the world, and often writes for Philosophy Now. He is also author of the bestselling Can A Robot be Human? (Oneworld).

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.