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100	1		_aHyman, Gavin.
245	1	2	_aA Short History of Atheism.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aLondon : _bI. B. Tauris & Company, Limited, _c2010.
264		4	_c�2010.
300			_a1 online resource (232 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aI. B. Tauris Short Histories
505	0		_aIntro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 - The 'Appearance' of Atheism in Modern History -- Chapter 2 - The Development of Atheism in Modern Thought -- Chapter 3 - The God that Modern Atheism Rejects -- Chapter 4 - The Theological Origins of Modern Atheism -- Chapter 5 - Atheism and the Rise of Biblical Criticism -- Chapter 6 - Atheism and the Rise of Science -- Chapter 7 - Atheism, Evil and Suffering -- Chapter 8 - The End of Modernity - The End of Atheism? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
520			_aThe last few years have seen a remarkable surge of popular interest in the topic of atheism. Books about atheism by writers like richard dawkins and Christopher Hitchens have figured prominently in bestseller lists and have attracted widespread discussion in the media. The ubiquity of public debates about atheism, especially in conscious opposition to the perceived social threat posed by faith and religion, has been startling. However, as gavin Hyman points out, despite their prevalence and popularity, what often characterises these debates is a lack of nuance and sophistication. They can be shrill, ignorant of the historical complexity of discussions about belief, and tend to lapse into caricature. What is needed is a clear and well-informed presentation of how atheistic ideas originated and developed, in order to illuminate their contemporary relevance and application. That task is what the author undertakes here.Charting the rise of atheism as an explicit philosophical position (notably in the work of denis diderot), Hyman traces its development in the ideas of descartes, Locke and Berkeley, and draws too on the work of important contemporary scholars like amos Funkenstein and michael J. Buckley. arguing that the plausibility and persuasiveness of atheism is sustained by the demise of a religion that is defined by the presuppositions and assumptions of modernity, the author boldly suggests that atheism - like the belief to which it is antipathetic - is itself vulnerable to a future that challenges the intellectual inheritance of the enlightenment.For anyone interested in the origins of atheism (whether they consider themselves to be 'an atheist', or 'religious', or indeed somewhere in-between), and in the rich cultural, philosophical and historical matrix out of which it emerged, A Short History of Atheism offers a fascinating exploration of
520	8		_athe often surprising co-dependency of faith and its negation.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2019. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aAtheism - History.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aHyman, Gavin _tA Short History of Atheism _dLondon : I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited,c2010 _z9781848851368
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
830		0	_aI. B. Tauris Short Histories
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