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An edition of Humanism: A Very Short Introduction (2011)

Humanism

A Very Short Introduction

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What is humanism? Can there be morality without God? Without religion, are our lives left without meaning? With religious points of view prevalent in the media, those who reject religion, including humanists, often find themselves misunderstood and occasionally misrepresented.

In this Very Short Introduction, Stephen Law looks at the history of humanism and its development as a philosophical view, examines arguments for and against the existence of God, and sets out a humanist position on secularism and education. Exploring humanist approaches to questions of meaning and value, Law develops a positive alternative to traditional religious belief.

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Oxford University Press
Language
English
Pages
150

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Humanism, Secular humanism

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Humanism: A Very Short Introduction
27 January 2011, Oxford University Press
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Page xi
List of illustrations Page xiii
Introduction: what is humanism? Page 1 1. History of humanism Page 8 2. Arguments for the existence of God Page 29 3. An argument against the existence of God Page 49 4. Humanism and morality Page 71 5. Humanism and secularism Page 93 6. Humanism and moral and religious education Page 108 7. The meaning of life Page 119 8. Humanist ceremonies Page 135 References Page 143 Further reading Page 147 Index Page 149

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-146) and index.

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Very Short Introductions

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Dewey Decimal Class
144
Library of Congress
B821 .L39 2011, B821

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Format
Paperback
Pagination
xiv, 150p.
Number of pages
150
Dimensions
17.4 x 11.1 x 0.7 centimeters

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OL24977669M
Internet Archive
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ISBN 10
0199553645
ISBN 13
9780199553648
LCCN
2011411472
OCLC/WorldCat
656767498
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10290501

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