Richard Norman

On Humanism

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

On Humanism is a timely and powerfully argued philosophical defence of humanism and an impassioned plea that we turn to ourselves, not religion, if we want to answer Socrates' age old question: what is the best kind of life to lead?

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 201mm x 135mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9781138834828
• ISBN-10: 1138834823
• Artikelnr.: 41251023

Autorenporträt

Richard Norman is Emeritus Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Kent, UK. His work has been mainly in the areas of ethics and political philosophy.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Why Science Undermines Religion 3. What's So Special
About Human Beings? 4. Morality in a Godless World 5. The Meaning of Life
and the Need for Stories 6. The 'God Debate': Dead End or Dialogue?
Postscript: Organised Humanism. Notes. Index

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1. Introduction 2. Why Science Undermines Religion 3. What's So Special About Human Beings? 4. Morality in a Godless World 5. The Meaning of Life and the Need for Stories 6. The 'God Debate': Dead End or Dialogue? Postscript: Organised Humanism. Notes. Index

Rezensionen

Praise for the first edition:

'This outline of the humanist philosophy of life by Richard Norman is first class. It covers the history, philosophy, morality and meaning of humanism with extreme clarity ... a book of great lucidity, considerable thought and grace.' - New Humanist

'Balanced presentations like this are indeed welcome ... This is a good book: a book to make one think. It is enjoyable as such, but it might also be included as a reading for a Philosophy of Religion course.' - Philosophical Investigations

'A lucid account of humanism which combines the virtues of a fairly balanced discussion and a passionate polemic. It deserves to become humanism's unofficial manifesto - the only kind a freethinking movement can have.' - Julian Baggini, author of Atheism: A Very Short Introduction

Praise for the first edition:

'This outline of the humanist philosophy of life by Richard Norman is first class. It covers the history, philosophy, morality and meaning of humanism with extreme clarity ... a book of great lucidity, considerable thought and grace.' - New Humanist

'Balanced presentations like this are indeed welcome ... This is a good book: a book to make one think. It is enjoyable as such, but it might also be included as a reading for a Philosophy of Religion course.' - Philosophical Investigations

'A lucid account of humanism which combines the virtues of a fairly balanced discussion and a passionate polemic. It deserves to become humanism's unofficial manifesto - the only kind a freethinking movement can have.' - Julian Baggini, author of Atheism: A Very Short Introduction