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Secular Philosophy and the Religious Temperament Thomas Nagel (University Professor, Professor of Philosophy, and Professor of Law, University Professor, Professor of Philosophy, and Professor of Law, New York University)

Secular Philosophy and the Religious Temperament By Thomas Nagel (University Professor, Professor of Philosophy, and Professor of Law, University Professor, Professor of Philosophy, and Professor of Law, New York University)

Secular Philosophy and the Religious Temperament by Thomas Nagel (University Professor, Professor of Philosophy, and Professor of Law, University Professor, Professor of Philosophy, and Professor of Law, New York University)

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This volume collects essays and reviews by Thomas Nagel in three controversial subject areas: first, religious belief and its relation to science and philosophy; second, the interpretation of liberal political theory, especially in an international context; third, the question of what it is to be human--the form of human consciousness and the source of human values.

Secular Philosophy and the Religious Temperament Summary

Secular Philosophy and the Religious Temperament: Essays 2002-2008 by Thomas Nagel (University Professor, Professor of Philosophy, and Professor of Law, University Professor, Professor of Philosophy, and Professor of Law, New York University)

This volume collects recent essays and reviews by Thomas Nagel in three subject areas. The first section, including the title essay, is concerned with religious belief and some of the philosophical questions connected with it, such as the relation between religion and evolutionary theory, the question of why there is something rather than nothing, and the significance for human life of our place in the cosmos. It includes a defense of the relevance of religion to science education. The second section concerns the interpretation of liberal political theory, especially in an international context. A substantial essay argues that the principles of distributive justice that apply within individual nation-states do not apply to the world as a whole. The third section discusses the distinctive contributions of four philosophers to our understanding of what it is to be human--the form of human consciousness and the source of human values.

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These essays are all written in Nagel's clear and familiar style; they combine substantial arguments and insights with the charms of a friendly conversation partner. Highly recommended to those interested in theism versus atheism and the current science-religion debate. * Religous Studies Review *

About Thomas Nagel (University Professor, Professor of Philosophy, and Professor of Law, University Professor, Professor of Philosophy, and Professor of Law, New York University)

Thomas Nagel is University Professor, Professor of Philosophy, and Professor of Law at New York University. Among his books are The View from Nowhere, Equality and Partiality, and The Last Word.

Table of Contents

PART I. RELIGION ; PART II. POLITICS ; PART III. HUMANITY

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GOR011621630
9780195394115
0195394119
Secular Philosophy and the Religious Temperament: Essays 2002-2008 by Thomas Nagel (University Professor, Professor of Philosophy, and Professor of Law, University Professor, Professor of Philosophy, and Professor of Law, New York University)
Thomas Nagel (University Professor, Professor of Philosophy, and Professor of Law, University Professor, Professor of Philosophy, and Professor of Law, New York University)
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Oxford University Press Inc
2010-01-14
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