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Atheistic Humanism (Hardcover)
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This collection of essays by one of the world's most distinguished
philosophers - the inaugural volume in the Prometheus Lecture
Series - addresses the many and diverse aspects of atheistic
humanism. Antony Flew begins his comprehensive study with
"Fundamentals of Unbelief", in which he argues that there is no
good or sufficient natural reason to believe that the universe is
created by a conscious, personal, willing, and doing Being; that
such a Being has nevertheless provided his (or her or its)
creatures with a Revelation; and that we should either hope or fear
some future for ourselves after our deaths. In the second part,
"Defending Knowledge and Responsibility", Flew disposes of the
perennial charge that a naturalistic world outlook presupposes
values for which it cannot itself make room. He also criticizes
sociologists of belief who refute themselves by refusing to admit
that there is such a thing as objective knowledge. And he examines
the subject of mental illness, explaining and defining the notion
by reference to the familiar yet often denied realities of choice
and consequent responsibility. The third section, "Scientific
Socialism?", consists of three critical analyses of Marxism. Flew
exposes the faulty philosophical foundations of Communism, compares
Marxist theory with Darwin's theory of evolution, questions the
status of Marxism as a social "science", and points out some of the
significant failures of the socialist project. Finally, in the
fourth part, "Applied Philosophy", Flew looks at three social
issues, which have been the subject of much recent debate: the
right to die, the definition of mental health, and the problem of
racism. He concludes by criticizing B.F.Skinner's "science" of
behaviorism, arguing that the ability to make choices for which we
can be held responsible is an essential and distinctive
characteristic of human beings.
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