Atheism by Michael Ruse
Atheism: What Everyone Needs to Know provides a balanced look at the topic, considering atheism historically, philosophically, theologically, sociologically and psychologically.
interesting and thought-provoking * Guardian, GrrlScientist *
Fully aware of how tedious tracts on either theology or atheism can be, Michael Ruse sets out not to be boringHe succeeds! As a nonbeliever who hesitates to call himself an atheist, he also strives in this book to be balanced and fair to his opponents. I'll let other readers decide whether he succeeds or not, but I can say that even where I disagree with him, I find his book much more informed and compelling than the recent, much less educated New Atheist putdowns of people of faith. Before reading Dennett, Dawkins, Harris or Hitchens, read Michael Ruse. * John F. Haught, Professor Emeritus of Theology, Georgetown University *
Atheism: What Everyone Needs to Know is an excellent scholarly yet very readable account of an important subject, which reveals its complexity and contradictions along with those of the human mind itself. * Edward O. Wilson, University Research Professor Emeritus, Harvard University *
Fully aware of how tedious tracts on either theology or atheism can be, Michael Ruse sets out not to be boringHe succeeds! As a nonbeliever who hesitates to call himself an atheist, he also strives in this book to be balanced and fair to his opponents. I'll let other readers decide whether he succeeds or not, but I can say that even where I disagree with him, I find his book much more informed and compelling than the recent, much less educated New Atheist putdowns of people of faith. Before reading Dennett, Dawkins, Harris or Hitchens, read Michael Ruse. * John F. Haught, Professor Emeritus of Theology, Georgetown University *
Atheism: What Everyone Needs to Know is an excellent scholarly yet very readable account of an important subject, which reveals its complexity and contradictions along with those of the human mind itself. * Edward O. Wilson, University Research Professor Emeritus, Harvard University *
Michael Ruse was born in 1940 in England. Raised in a Quaker family, he went to Bootham School in York and then to the University of Bristol, where he majored in mathematics and philosophy. In 1962 he emigrated to Canada and did graduate work at McMaster University in Ontario. He returned to Bristol to do his doctoral degree in philosophy. He taught at the University of Guelph from 1965 to 2000, and then to avoid compulsory retirement moved south to Florida State University. He is the author or editor of over fifty books, the founding editor of Biology and Philosophy, the recipient of four honorary degrees, a Guggenheim Fellow, a Gifford Lecturer, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199334582 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199334587 |
| Title | Atheism |
| Author | Michael Ruse |
| Series | What Everyone Needs To Know |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2015-02-26 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
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