Autore	Blackford Russell <1954->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Hoboken, : John Wiley, 2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (vii, 274 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina	211.8
Altri autori (Persone)	SchüklenkUdo
Soggetto topico	Atheism
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-118-60798-8
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	What is Atheism? -- Why Bother About Myths? -- Drawing the Lines -- Do These Myths Actually Exist? -- How Did We Decide What Myths are Worth Investigating? -- Are We Picking Easy Targets? -- Have We Defeated Theism? -- Myth 1 Atheism is Just Another Type of Religion -- Myth 2 But the Courts Recognize Atheism as a Religion -- Myth 3 Atheists Believe in God but are in Denial -- Myth 4 Atheists are Certain There is No God -- Myth 5 Atheists Hate or are Angry with God -- Myth 6 Atheism is a Rebellion Against God's Authority -- Myth 7 Atheists See No Good in Religion -- Myth 8 No Atheist Believes in Anything Supernatural -- Myth 9 It Makes No Sense for an Atheist to Practice Any Kind of Religion -- Myth 10 Atheists Worship False Gods (Satan, Money, Materialism, etc.) -- Myth 11 Atheism Robs Life of Meaning and Purpose -- Myth 12 Atheism is Depressing -- Myth 13 Atheists Have No Sense of Humor -- Myth 14 Atheists Don't Appreciate Some of the Greatest Works of Art -- Myth 15 There is no Christmas in Atheist Families -- Myth 16 Atheists Don't Appreciate the Beauty and Perfection of God's Creation -- Myth 17 Atheists Fear Death (More than Others) -- Myth 18 Atheists Turn to God When Death is Near -- Myth 19 There are no Atheists in Foxholes -- Myth 20 Without God There is No Morality -- Myth 21 Atheists are Moral Relativists -- Myth 22 Atheists Don't Give to Charity -- Myth 23 Atheists Deny the Sanctity of Human Life -- Myth 24 If There is No God We are Soulless Creatures -- Myth 25 Atheists are all Communists, Left-Wing, Liberal... -- Myth 26 Atheists Can't be Trusted-- Myth 27 Many Atrocities Have Been Committed in the Name of Atheism -- Myth 28 Adolf Hitler was an Atheist -- Myth 29 Atheists Give a Free Pass to Non-Christian Religions -- Myth 30 Atheists are Arrogant -- Myth 31 Atheists are Intolerant -- Myth 32 Atheists Want to Ban Teaching Religion to Children -- Myth 33 Atheists Want to Strip People of their Beliefs -- Myth 34 Atheists Want to Ban Religion from the Public Square -- Myth 35 Atheists Don't Understand Moderate Religion -- Myth 36 We Should Fear a "Fundamentalist'' or "Militant'' Atheism -- Myth 37 Atheists are to Blame for Religious Fundamentalism -- Myth 38 Atheists Don't Understand the Nature of Faith -- Myth 39 Atheism Depends on Faith, Just the Same as Religion -- Myth 40 Atheism is Self-refuting, as Rational Argument Presumes the Existence of God -- Myth 41 There is No Conflict Between Religion and Science -- Myth 42 Atheists Confuse Two Forms of Naturalism -- Myth 43 Atheism Implies Scientism -- Myth 44 Evolutionary Theory is a Form of Atheistic Religion -- Myth 45 Albert Einstein Professed a Belief in God
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910452628503321

Autore	Blackford Russell <1954->
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Hoboken, : John Wiley, 2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (vii, 274 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina	211.8
Altri autori (Persone)	SchüklenkUdo
Soggetto topico	Atheism
ISBN	9781118607817 1118607813 9781118607985 1118607988
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	What is Atheism? -- Why Bother About Myths? -- Drawing the Lines -- Do These Myths Actually Exist? -- How Did We Decide What Myths are Worth Investigating? -- Are We Picking Easy Targets? -- Have We Defeated Theism? -- Myth 1 Atheism is Just Another Type of Religion -- Myth 2 But the Courts Recognize Atheism as a Religion -- Myth 3 Atheists Believe in God but are in Denial -- Myth 4 Atheists are Certain There is No God -- Myth 5 Atheists Hate or are Angry with God -- Myth 6 Atheism is a Rebellion Against God's Authority -- Myth 7 Atheists See No Good in Religion -- Myth 8 No Atheist Believes in Anything Supernatural -- Myth 9 It Makes No Sense for an Atheist to Practice Any Kind of Religion -- Myth 10 Atheists Worship False Gods (Satan, Money, Materialism, etc.) -- Myth 11 Atheism Robs Life of Meaning and Purpose -- Myth 12 Atheism is Depressing -- Myth 13 Atheists Have No Sense of Humor -- Myth 14 Atheists Don't Appreciate Some of the Greatest Works of Art -- Myth 15 There is no Christmas in Atheist Families -- Myth 16 Atheists Don't Appreciate the Beauty and Perfection of God's Creation -- Myth 17 Atheists Fear Death (More than Others) -- Myth 18 Atheists Turn to God When Death is Near -- Myth 19 There are no Atheists in Foxholes -- Myth 20 Without God There is No Morality -- Myth 21 Atheists are Moral Relativists -- Myth 22 Atheists Don't Give to Charity -- Myth 23 Atheists Deny the Sanctity of Human Life -- Myth 24 If There is No God We are Soulless Creatures -- Myth 25 Atheists are all Communists, Left-Wing, Liberal... -- Myth 26 Atheists Can't be Trusted-- Myth 27 Many Atrocities Have Been Committed in the Name of Atheism -- Myth 28 Adolf Hitler was an Atheist -- Myth 29 Atheists Give a Free Pass to Non-Christian Religions -- Myth 30 Atheists are Arrogant -- Myth 31 Atheists are Intolerant -- Myth 32 Atheists Want to Ban Teaching Religion to Children -- Myth 33 Atheists Want to Strip People of their Beliefs -- Myth 34 Atheists Want to Ban Religion from the Public Square -- Myth 35 Atheists Don't Understand Moderate Religion -- Myth 36 We Should Fear a "Fundamentalist'' or "Militant'' Atheism -- Myth 37 Atheists are to Blame for Religious Fundamentalism -- Myth 38 Atheists Don't Understand the Nature of Faith -- Myth 39 Atheism Depends on Faith, Just the Same as Religion -- Myth 40 Atheism is Self-refuting, as Rational Argument Presumes the Existence of God -- Myth 41 There is No Conflict Between Religion and Science -- Myth 42 Atheists Confuse Two Forms of Naturalism -- Myth 43 Atheism Implies Scientism -- Myth 44 Evolutionary Theory is a Form of Atheistic Religion -- Myth 45 Albert Einstein Professed a Belief in God
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910961206703321

Autore	Blackford Russell <1954->
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : , : Wiley, , 2012
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (219 pages)
Disciplina	342.0852
Collana	Blackwell public philosophy
Soggetto topico	Freedom of religion Religion and state
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-118-15330-8 1-283-40603-9 9786613406033 1-118-15332-4 1-118-15329-4
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Motivation and Overview; A Short History of Religious Intolerance; Hobbes, Locke, and their Legacy: Models of the Modern State; Religious Impositions and Endorsements; Religion-Based Morality and the Secular State; Persecution, Accommodation, and Conscientious Objection; Private Power, Religious Communities, and the State; Religious Freedom and the Interests of Children; Religious Freedom and Freedom of Speech; Back to Locke: Concluding Remarks.
Altri titoli varianti	Freedom of religion and the secular state
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910141159903321

Autore	Blackford Russell <1954->
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : , : Wiley, , 2012
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (219 pages)
Disciplina	342.0852
Collana	Blackwell public philosophy
Soggetto topico	Freedom of religion Religion and state
ISBN	1-118-15330-8 1-283-40603-9 9786613406033 1-118-15332-4 1-118-15329-4
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Motivation and Overview; A Short History of Religious Intolerance; Hobbes, Locke, and their Legacy: Models of the Modern State; Religious Impositions and Endorsements; Religion-Based Morality and the Secular State; Persecution, Accommodation, and Conscientious Objection; Private Power, Religious Communities, and the State; Religious Freedom and the Interests of Children; Religious Freedom and Freedom of Speech; Back to Locke: Concluding Remarks.
Altri titoli varianti	Freedom of religion and the secular state
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910830969803321

Autore	Blackford Russell <1954->
Edizione	[1st ed. 2017.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (XI, 204 p.)
Disciplina	100
Collana	Science and Fiction
Soggetto topico	Philosophy Ethics Science - Social aspects Popular Science in Philosophy Societal Aspects of Physics, Outreach and Education
ISBN	3-319-61685-4
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Introduction: Science and the Rise of Science Fiction -- Science Fiction: A Short History of a Literary Genre -- Morality, Science Fiction, and Enabling Forr -- Future and Alien Moralities -- Technophiles, Technophobes, and Renegades -- Aliens, Robots, Mutants, and Others -- Going Inward: Science Fiction and Human Enhancement -- Conclusion: Great Power and Great Responsibility -- Appendix: Chronological List of Works Discussed -- Index.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910255225503321