Cambridge Companion to Atheism

In this 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. • All original essays designed to give a broad understanding of atheism and a lucid introduction to this controversial topic • Essays relevant to both philosophy and religion • Written by leading experts in their fields Contents: Part I. Background: 1. Atheism in antiquity Jan Bremmer 2. Atheism in modern history Gavin Hyman 3. Atheism: contemporary rates and contemporary patterns Phil Zuckerman Part II. The Case Against Theism: 4. Theistic critiques of atheism William Lane Craig 5. The failure of classical theistic arguments Richard Gale 6. Some contemporary theistic arguments Keith Parsons 7. Naturalism and physicalism Evans Fales 8. Atheism and evolution Daniel Dennett 9. The autonomy of ethics David Brink 10. The argument from evil Andrea Weisberger 11. Kalam Cosmological argument for atheism Quentin Smith 12. Impossibility arguments Patrick Grim Part III. Implications: 13. Atheism and religion Michael Martin 14. Feminism and atheism Christine Overall 15. Atheism and the freedom of religion Steven Gey 16. Atheism, a theology and the postmodern condition John Caputo 17. Anthropological theories of religion Stewart Guthrie 18. Atheists: a psychological profile Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi [Språk: Engelska] Häftad

Titel: Cambridge Companion to Atheism
Förlag: Cambridge U P