Seven types of atheism

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From the provocative author of Straw Dogs comes an incisive, surprising intervention in the political and scientific debate over religion and atheism

When you explore older atheisms, you will find that some of your firmest convictions—secular or religious—are highly questionable. If this prospect disturbs you, what you are looking for may be freedom from thought.

For a generation now, public debate has been corroded by a shrill, narrow derision of religion in the name of an often vaguely understood “science.” John Gray’s stimulating and enjoyable new book, Seven Types of Atheism, describes the complex, dynamic world of older atheisms, a tradition that is, he writes, in many ways intertwined with and as rich as religion itself.

Along a spectrum that ranges from the convictions of “God-haters” like the Marquis de Sade to the mysticism of Arthur Schopenhauer, from Bertrand Russell’s search for truth in mathematics to secular political religions like Jacobinism and Nazism, Gray explores the various ways great minds have attempted to understand the questions of salvation, purpose, progress, and evil. The result is a book that sheds an extraordinary light on what it is to be human.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 10 december 2019

Aantal pagina's: 176

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: John Gray

Hoofduitgeverij: Picador USA

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 135 mm

Product hoogte: 13 mm

Product lengte: 206 mm

Studieboek: Ja

Verpakking breedte: 135 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 13 mm

Verpakking lengte: 206 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 181 g

eWaste: Nee

EAN: 9781250234780

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