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What is humanism and why does it matter? Is there any doctrine every humanist must hold? If it rejects religion, what does it offer in its place? Have the twentieth century's crimes against humanity spelled the end for humanism? On Humanism is a timely and powerfully argued philosophical defence of humanism. It is also an impassioned plea that we turn to ourselves, t religion, if we want to answer Socrates' age-old question: what is the best kind of life to lead? Although humanism has much in common with science, Richard Norman shows that it is far from a denial of the more mysterious, fragile side of being human. He deals with big questions such as Darwinism and 'creation science', matter and consciousness, euthanasia and abortion, and then argues that it is ultimately through the human capacity for art, literature and the imagination that humanism is a powerful alternative to religious belief. This revised second edition includes a new chapter on the debates between 'the New Atheists' such as Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens and their religious critics, asking why the two sides in the debate so often seem to be talking past one ather, and suggesting how the conversation could be made more fruitful. Richard Norman is a committed humanist and the author of many books including The Moral Philosophers and Ethics, Killing and War. He was formerly Professor of Philosophy at the University of Kent, CanterburyProduct Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge, Taylor & Francis Ltd
brandTaylor & Francis
GTIN9780415670418
ISBN-100415670411
ISBN-139780415670418
eBay Product ID (ePID)112277396
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AuthorRichard Norman
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicAlternative Belief Systems
Publication Year2012
GenreAlternative Belief Systems
Dimensions
Weight252g
Depth18 mm
Height198mm
Width129mm
Length2nd Revised edition
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Place of PublicationLondon
Publication CountryGB
Spine18mm
Pagination216
SubjectsPhilosophy
Series TitleThinking in Action
Edition TypeRevised
Author BiographyRichard Norman is Emeritus Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Kent, UK. His work has been mainly in the areas of ethics and political philosophy.
Date of Publication27/01/2012
Dimensions198x129x18mm
Edition Statement2nd Revised Edition
SeriesThinking in Action
Country of PublicationUnited Kingdom
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