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Icons of unbelief [electronic resource] : atheists, agnostics, and secularists / edited by S.T. Joshi.
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TextSeries: Greenwood iconsPublication details: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2008.Description: 1 online resource (x, 463 p.)ISBN: - 9780313347603 (electronic bk.)
- 0313347603 (electronic bk.)
- 9780313347597 (alk. paper)
- 031334759X (alk. paper)
- 211/.70922 22
- BL2759 .I36 2008eb
Contents:
Summary: 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 ideas have shaped American society over the last 200 years. Included are entries on influential figures of the past, such as Albert Einstein and Voltaire, as well as on such contemporary figures as Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris. Each entry discusses the ideas and lasting significance of each person
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;
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [443]-447) and index.
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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;
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 ideas have shaped American society over the last 200 years. Included are entries on influential figures of the past, such as Albert Einstein and Voltaire, as well as on such contemporary figures as Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris. Each entry discusses the ideas and lasting significance of each person
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