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Cliteur P. B |
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Titolo |
The secular outlook [[electronic resource] ] : in defense of moral and political secularism / / Paul Cliteur |
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Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 |
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1-4443-9044-9 |
1-282-68994-0 |
9786612689949 |
1-4443-2532-9 |
1-4443-2533-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (327 p.) |
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Collana |
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Blackwell public philosophy ; ; 10 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Secularism |
Free thought |
Religion and ethics |
Religion and politics |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The Secular Outlook: In Defense of Moral and Political Secularism; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Secular Outlook; 1: Atheism, Agnosticism, and Theism; The Alpha Privative; Atheism and Liberal Concepts of God; Atheism as an Unpopular Position; A Definition of Atheism; Motives for Atheism; Atheist Values; Spiritual Excellences and the Liberal Decalogue; Agnosticism; The History of Agnosticism; Huxley and Russell; Pascal's Wager; Pascal's Insight; Atheism or Non-Theism?; 2: Freethought I : Criticism of Religion; "Écrasez l'Infâme"; Religion and Evil; Religious Violence |
Father and DaughterHow to Discover a Relationship between Religion and Violence; Ramadan v. Hirsi Ali; Religion "per se"; Textual Relativism; Can Translation Mitigate All Immoral Passages in Scripture?; Can Interpretation Mitigate All Immoral Passages in Scripture?; Why Are "Moderates" so Reluctant to Criticize Religion?; The Bible on Apostasy; Biblical Terrorism: The Story of Phinehas; Biblical Violence and Modern Legal Practice; The Book of History; Some Objections; 3: Freethought II : |
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