Icons of unbelief : atheists, agnostics, and secularists

In the opinion of many critics and philosophers, we are entering an age of atheism marked by the waning of Christian fundamentalism and the flourishing of secular thought. Through alphabetically arranged entries written by expert contributors, this book profiles 27 iconic figures of unbelief whose i...

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Otros Autores: Joshi, S. T., 1958- (ed.)
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, ©2008.
Edición:1st. ed. --
Colección:(Greenwood icons)
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Series Foreword; Preface; Ayaan Hirsi Ali; Charles Bradlaugh; Richard Dawkins; Daniel C. Dennett; John Dewey; Albert Einstein; The Existentialists; The Founding Fathers; Sigmund Freud; Sam Harris; Thomas Henry Huxley; Robert G. Ingersoll; Paul Kurtz; Corliss Lamont; H.P. Lovecraft; H.L. Mencken; John Stuart Mill; Kai Nielsen; Friedrich Nietzsche; Madalyn Murray O'Hair; The Philosophes; Bertrand Russell; Carl Sagan; Leslie Stephen; Mark Twain; Gore Vidal; Voltaire; General Bibliography; About the Contributors; Index