Atheism For Dummies

· John Wiley & Sons
4.3
13 reviews
Ebook
384
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The easy way to understand atheism and secular philosophy

For people seeking a non-religious philosophy of life, as well as believers with atheist friends, Atheism For Dummies offers an intelligent exploration of the historical and moral case for atheism. Often wildly misunderstood, atheism is a secular approach to life based on the understanding that reality is an arrangement of physical matter, with no consideration of unverifiable spiritual forces.

Atheism For Dummies offers a brief history of atheist philosophy and its evolution, explores it as a historical and cultural movement, covers important historical writings on the subject, and discusses the nature of ethics and morality in the absence of religion.

  • A simple, yet intelligent exploration of an often misunderstood philosophy
  • Explores the differences between explicit and implicit atheism
  • A comprehensive, readable, and thoroughly unbiased resource

As the number of atheists worldwide continues to grow, this book offers a broad understanding of the subject for those exploring atheism as an approach to living.

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4.3
13 reviews
Nilanka Liyanage
April 17, 2013
More of a history lesson on atheism than anything else, but a good place to start for anyone new to the topic. The author comes across as genuine and knowledgeable. But aside from a few fun facts, not much here for a well-read atheist.
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Thomas Mackiewicz
August 30, 2014
I was surprised at the depth that the book explores atheism and the history of atheists through the ages. Since the first atheist was created the first day someone proposed the existence of a god and there have been outspoken atheists ever since and throughout all theistic history, the moniker of "New Atheist" is a verifiably erroneous moniker.
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son of kong
January 24, 2017
Amazingly true !
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About the author

Dale McGowan, PhD, writes the popular secular blog The Meming of Life, teaches secular parenting workshops across North America, and is executive director of Foundation Beyond Belief, a humanist charitable organization. He has been interviewed in major publications, such as Newsweek and the New York Times, and was 2008 Harvard Humanist of the Year.

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