Stephen Law (Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, Heythrop College, Unive

Humanism: A Very Short Introduction

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Produktbeschreibung

What is humanism? Can there be morality without God? Without religion, are our lives left without meaning? Stephen Law considers all these questions in this Very Short Introduction. Discussing the arguments for and against religious belief, and examining the value and meaning of life, he explores humanism as a positive alternative to religion.

Produktdetails

• Very Short Introductions
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 174mm x 113mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 138g
• ISBN-13: 9780199553648
• ISBN-10: 0199553645
• Artikelnr.: 29984855

Autorenporträt

Stephen Law is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Heythrop College, University of London. He has written many books including several popular philosophy titles including The Philosophy Gym (Headline, 2003), Companion Guide to Philosophy (Dorling Kindersley, 2007), and Greatest Philosophers (Quercus, 2008). He is also the Editor of THINK, the journal of the Royal Institute of Philosophy.

Inhaltsangabe

From the contents:

Introduction;
1: The history of humanism;
2: Arguments for the existence of God;
3: An argument against the existence of God;
4: Humanism and morality;
5: Humanism and secularism;
6: Humanism and moral and religious education;
7: The meaning of life;
8: Humanist ceremonies