04924cam a2200625Ma 4500 ocn841171521 OCoLC 20200709060153.0 m u cr cn||||||||| 130322s2013 enkac ob 000 0 eng d E7B eng pn E7B OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCF N$T COO YDXCP OCLCQ EBLCP OCLCQ JSTOR 884015199 902815699 9780718840785 (electronic bk.) 071884078X (electronic bk.) 9780718840778 0718840771 9780718892913 0718892917 (OCoLC)841171521 (OCoLC)884015199 (OCoLC)902815699 22573/ctt1cg4vkw JSTOR BL2747.3 .P35 2013eb REL 001000 bisacsh PHI000000 bisacsh EDU000000 bisacsh 211.8 23 MAIN Palmer, Michael. Atheism for beginners [electronic resource] : a coursebook for schools and colleges / Michael Palmer. Cambridge : Lutterworth Press, 2013. 1 online resource (xii, 218 pages) : illustrations, portraits text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. Front cover; Atheism for Beginners; Other Titles by Michael Palmer from The Lutterworth Press; Title; The Atheist's Creed; Contents; Introduction; 1. THE MEANING OF ATHEISM; i. Definition of Atheism; ii. The Christian Theory of Creation; iii. The Re-emergence of Atheism; iv. Hume on the Argument from Cause; v. An Infinite or Finite Universe?; 3. THE DESIGN OF THE WORLD; i. Two Monkey Trials; ii. The Argument from Design; iii. Hume's Criticisms of the Design Argument; iv. Darwin's Criticisms of the Design Argument; v. Post-Darwinian Criticisms of the Design Argument; 4. THE ARGUMENT FROM EVIL. I. Moral and Non-Moral Evilii. Evolution as a Non-Moral Evil; iii. The Problem of Evil: A Logical or Evidential Problem?; iv. The Problem of Evil: The Logical Argument; v. The Problem of Evil: The Evidential Argument; 5. THE MORAL ARGUMENT; i. Moral Relativism and Religion; ii. Criticisms of the Moral Argument; iii. Nietzsche's Critique of Religious Morality; 6. MIRACLES; i. Some Miracles; ii. Definition of a Miracle (1); iii. Definition of a Miracle (2); iv. Hume's Critique of Miracles: Are Miracles Impossible?; v. Hume's Critique of Miracles: Are Miracles Improbable?; vi. Conclusion. 7. THE IMPULSE TO BELIEVEi. The Experiences of Faith; ii. Ludwig Feuerbach's Projection Theory; iii. Marx's Projection Theory: Religion as the Opium of the People; iv. Freud's Projection Theory: Religion as a Universal Obsessional Neurosis; v. Conclusion: Is Atheism Pessimistic?; 8. DISPROVING GOD; i. The Logic of God's Attributes; ii. Arguments from Incoherence; iii. Two Theistic Defences; iv. Some conclusions; APPENDIX -- SELECT BIOGRAPHIES; Epicurus (342-270 BC); Jean Meslier (1664-1729); David Hume (1711-1776); Baron d'Holbach (1723-1789); Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822). Ludwig Feuerbach (1804-1872)Charles Bradlaugh (1833-1891); Karl Marx (1818-1883); Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900); Sigmund Freud (1856-1939); Bertrand Russell (1872-1970); Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980); A.J. Ayer (1910-1989); Richard Dawkins (b. 1941); Glossary; Back cover. The word 'atheism' is derived from the Greek: a meaning 'not' is conjoined with theos meaning 'god'. So atheism may be defined as follows: it is the belief that there is no God. Unfortunately definition of terms is rarely this straightforward. In this educational book, Michael Palmer undertakes to analyse, develop and discuss the complex and too often reduced notion of atheism. In spite of the consciously atheist point of view adopted by the author, the volume remains critical and objective, making religious, philosophical and political concepts around atheism understandable. Even though the bo. Master record variable field(s) change: 072 Atheism Study and teaching. RELIGION Agnosticism. bisacsh Atheism Study and teaching. fast (OCoLC)fst00819979 PHILOSOPHY / General bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Palmer, Michael. Atheism for beginners. Cambridge : Lutterworth Press, 2013 9780718892913 0718892917 (OCoLC)818450729 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=813514 ebrary EBRY ebr10670460 EBSCOhost EBSC 813514 YBP Library Services YANK 10349571 YBP Library Services YANK 11978760 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL1741587 92 N$T 55052 55052