Humanism
Subtitle: A Very Short Introduction
Series: Very Short Introductions
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 27 January 2011
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9780199553648
Subjects: Humanism
Description: What is humanism? Can there be morality without God? Without religion, are our lives left without meaning? Stephen Law considers all these questions here. Discussing the arguments for and against religious belief, and examining the value and meaning of life, he explores humanism as a positive alternative to religion.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-146) and index.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgements
pagenum: xi; title: List of illustrations
pagenum: xiii; title: Introduction: what is humanism?
pagenum: 1; label: 1
title: History of humanism
pagenum: 8; label: 2
title: Arguments for the existence of God
pagenum: 29; label: 3
title: An argument against the existence of God
pagenum: 49; label: 4
title: Humanism and morality
pagenum: 71; label: 5
title: Humanism and secularism
pagenum: 93; label: 6
title: Humanism and moral and religious education
pagenum: 108; label: 7
title: The meaning of life
pagenum: 119; label: 8
title: Humanist ceremonies
pagenum: 135; title: References
pagenum: 143; title: Further reading
pagenum: 147; title: Index
pagenum: 149