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Author: Bernard Lightman Publisher: JHU Press ISBN: 1421431416 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 300
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Originally published in 1987. The Origins of Agnosticism provides a reinterpretation of agnosticism and its relationship to science. Professor Lightman examines the epistemological basis of agnostics' learned ignorance, studying their core claim that "God is unknowable." To address this question, he reconstructs the theory of knowledge posited by Thomas Henry Huxley and his network of agnostics. In doing so, Lightman argues that agnosticism was constructed on an epistemological foundation laid by Christian thought. In addition to undermining the continuity in the intellectual history of religious thought, Lightman exposes the religious origins of agnosticism.
Author: Bernard Lightman Publisher: JHU Press ISBN: 1421431416 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 300
Book Description
Originally published in 1987. The Origins of Agnosticism provides a reinterpretation of agnosticism and its relationship to science. Professor Lightman examines the epistemological basis of agnostics' learned ignorance, studying their core claim that "God is unknowable." To address this question, he reconstructs the theory of knowledge posited by Thomas Henry Huxley and his network of agnostics. In doing so, Lightman argues that agnosticism was constructed on an epistemological foundation laid by Christian thought. In addition to undermining the continuity in the intellectual history of religious thought, Lightman exposes the religious origins of agnosticism.
Author: Richard Acland Armstrong Publisher: Legare Street Press ISBN: 9781020867842 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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This book explores the intellectual and cultural landscape of the 19th century, focusing on the debates between agnostics and theists. The author provides a thorough analysis of the philosophical and religious arguments on both sides of the debate, and examines their impact on the wider society. This book will appeal to anyone interested in the history of ideas. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Peter A. Huff Publisher: ISBN: Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 0
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An overview essay and approximately 50 alphabetically arranged reference entries explore the background and significance of atheism and agnosticism in modern society. This is the age of atheism and agnosticism. The number of people living without religious belief and practice is quickly and dramatically rising. Some experts call nonreligion, after Christianity and Islam, the third largest "religion" in the world today. Understanding the origins, history, variations, and impact of atheism and agnosticism is crucial to getting a grasp of the meaning of the present and gaining a glimpse of the future. Exploring some of the most extraordinary people, events, and ideas of all time, this book provides a fair, comprehensive, and engaging survey of all aspects of contemporary atheism and agnosticism. An overview essay discusses the background and social and political contexts of unbelief, while a timeline highlights key events. Some 50 alphabetically arranged reference entries follow, with each providing fundamental, objective information about particular topics along with cross-references and suggestions for further reading. The volume closes with an annotated bibliography of the most important resources on atheism and agnosticism.
Author: Richard A. Armstrong Publisher: Trieste Publishing ISBN: 9780649040186 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 218
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Author: George J. Lucas Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9781330256916 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 139
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Excerpt from Agnosticism and Religion: Being an Examination of Spencer's Religion of the Unknowable; Preceded by a History of Agnosticism Physical Science has come in like a giant to revolutionize the present race of men. The changes its wonderful discoveries have effected, have come like a new apocalypse of Nature. This no one will feel inclined to call in question. On the bearing of the new discoveries on Religion, however, we have not the same unanimous voice. The great majority of the scientific names believe that Religion is not impaired but ennobled by the Evolutionary Hypothesis. They believe that the Law of Evolution is not only not incompatible with an Infinite Mind, but that the concept of the Deity working by Evolution, is far more exalted than the theory of Special Creations, and that Religion is thereby elevated in the same proportion and degree. There are some scientists, however, who maintain that the proof of Evolution is the disproof of God. They regard Religion as the enemy of Science, and proclaim that Science has been, all along the way, impeded on her onward march by Religion, and that now that she has triumphed, as they say, she has given to Religion her death-blow. This form of scientific faith has been preached and is being preached, on either continent, on platforms and in multitudinous essays, pamphlets and books, by brilliant but not always profound representatives of the anti-theistic camp. As a result, this anti-theistic spirit is in the air, it has spread among the masses, a George Eliot writes it, a Swinburne, a Leconte de Lisle sings it. This new Time-Spirit ("Zeit-Geist")has grown so strong in England, that an eminent writer tells us that at the universities, it is the predominant creed among the undergraduates and the younger dons, and that it is sometimes heard in drawing-rooms from women's lips. And in this country, all statistics agree, that an alarming percentage of our people are non-Church goers. This revolutionary spirit has been swelled to its, I may say, oceanic vastness by two main causes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Nick Spencer Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1472902971 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 321
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The clash between atheism and religion has become the defining battle of the 21st century. Books on and about atheism retain high profile and popularity, and atheist movements on both sides of the Atlantic capture headlines with high-profile campaigns and adverts. However, very little has been written on the history of atheism, and this book fills that conspicuous gap. Instead of treating atheism just as a philosophical or scientific idea about the non-existence of God, Atheists: The Origin of the Species places the movement in its proper social and political context. Because atheism in Europe developed in reaction to the Christianity that dominated the continent's intellectual, social and political life, it adopted, adapted and reacted against its institutions as well as its ideas. Accordingly, the history of atheism is as much about social and political movements as it is scientific or philosophical ideas. This is the story not only of Hobbes, Hume, and Darwin, but also of Thomas Aitkenhead hung for blasphemous atheism, Percy Shelley expelled for adolescent atheism, and the Marquis de Sade imprisoned for libertine atheism; of the French revolutionary Terror and the Soviet League of the Militant Godless; of the rise of the US Religious Right and of Islamic terrorism. Looking at atheism in its full sociopolitical context helps explain why it has looked so very different in different countries. It also explains why there has been a recent upsurge in atheism, particularly in Britain and the US, where religion has unexpectedly come to play such a significant role in political affairs. This leads us to a somewhat paradoxical conclusion: we should expect to hear more about atheism in the future for the simple reason that God is back.
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