Discusses the ideas and impact of 27 atheists, agnostics, and secularists whose ideas have shaped society over the last 200 years. In the opinion of many critics and philosophers, we are entering an age of atheism marked by the waning of Christian fundamentalism and the flourishing of secular thought. Through alphabetically arranged entries written by expert contributors, this book profiles 27 iconic figures of unbelief whose ideas have shaped American society over the last 200 years. Included are entries on influential figures of the past, such as Albert Einstein and Voltaire, as well as on…mehr
Discusses the ideas and impact of 27 atheists, agnostics, and secularists whose ideas have shaped society over the last 200 years. In the opinion of many critics and philosophers, we are entering an age of atheism marked by the waning of Christian fundamentalism and the flourishing of secular thought. Through alphabetically arranged entries written by expert contributors, this book profiles 27 iconic figures of unbelief whose ideas have shaped American society over the last 200 years. Included are entries on influential figures of the past, such as Albert Einstein and Voltaire, as well as on such contemporary figures as Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris. Each entry discusses the ideas and lasting significance of each person or group, provides sidebars of interesting information and illuminating quotations, and cites works for further reading. The volume closes with a selected, general bibliography. Students in social studies and history classes will welcome this reference as a guide to the ideas central to the American separation of Church and State and to many of the political debates at the heart of society today. Each entry discusses the ideas and lasting significance of the person or group, provides sidebars of interesting information and quotations, and closes with a list of works for further reading. The volume ends with a selected, general bibliography. Students in history and social studies classes will welcome this reference as a guide to the American separation of Church and State and to the ideas central to contemporary political debates.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
S. T. Joshi is an independent scholar and the author or editor of numerous books, including Icons of Horror and the Supernatural (Greenwood, 2007), Supernatural Literature of the World: An Encyclopedia (Greenwood, 2005), Atheism: A Reader (2000), God's Defenders: What They Believe and Why They Are Wrong (2003), and The Agnostic Reader (2007). He is also founder and editor of Lovecraft Studies and Studies in Weird Fiction.
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Preface Ayaan Hirsi Ali Jenin Younes Charles Bradlaugh David Tribe Richard Dawkins Donald R. Burleson Daniel C. Dennett Richard Gillilan John Dewey John Shook Albert Einstein Mauro Murzi The Existentialists Max Deutscher The Founding Fathers Edd Doerr Sigmund Freud Kirk Bingaman Sam Harris Jenin Younes Thomas Henry Huxley Sherrie Lyons Robert G. Ingersoll Tom Flynn Paul Kurtz Bill Cooke Corliss Lamont Bill Cooke H. P. Lovecraft Robert M. Price H. L. Mencken S. T. Joshi John Stuart Mill S. T. Joshi Kai Nielsen Bla Szabados and Andrew Lugg Friedrich Nietzsche Weaver Santaniello Madalyn Murray OHair Frank R. Zindler The Philosophes Wilda Anderson Bertrand Russell Keith M. Parsons Carl Sagan John Shook Leslie Stephen S. T. Joshi Mark Twain Richard Bleiler Gore Vidal S. T. Joshi Voltaire Jean-Claude Pecker General Bibliography About the Contributors
Preface Ayaan Hirsi Ali Jenin Younes Charles Bradlaugh David Tribe Richard Dawkins Donald R. Burleson Daniel C. Dennett Richard Gillilan John Dewey John Shook Albert Einstein Mauro Murzi The Existentialists Max Deutscher The Founding Fathers Edd Doerr Sigmund Freud Kirk Bingaman Sam Harris Jenin Younes Thomas Henry Huxley Sherrie Lyons Robert G. Ingersoll Tom Flynn Paul Kurtz Bill Cooke Corliss Lamont Bill Cooke H. P. Lovecraft Robert M. Price H. L. Mencken S. T. Joshi John Stuart Mill S. T. Joshi Kai Nielsen Bla Szabados and Andrew Lugg Friedrich Nietzsche Weaver Santaniello Madalyn Murray OHair Frank R. Zindler The Philosophes Wilda Anderson Bertrand Russell Keith M. Parsons Carl Sagan John Shook Leslie Stephen S. T. Joshi Mark Twain Richard Bleiler Gore Vidal S. T. Joshi Voltaire Jean-Claude Pecker General Bibliography About the Contributors
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