Giving the Devil his Due - Reflections of a Scientific Humanist (Paperback)

Who is the 'Devil'? And what is he due? The Devil is anyone who disagrees with you. And what he is due is the right to speak his mind. He must have this for your own safety's sake because his freedom is inextricably tied to your own. If he can be censored, why shouldn't you be censored? If we put barriers up to silence 'unpleasant' ideas, what's to stop the silencing of any discussion? This book is a full-throated defense of free speech and open inquiry in politics, science, and culture by the New York Times bestselling author and skeptic Michael Shermer. The new collection of essays and articles takes the Devil by the horns by tackling five key themes: free thought and free speech, politics and society, scientific humanism, religion, and the ideas of controversial intellectuals. For our own sake, we must give the Devil his due.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2021
Authors:	Michael Shermer
Dimensions:	227 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	366
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-74758-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Social, group or collective psychology Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Philosophy & theory of psychology > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Cognition & cognitive psychology > Intelligence Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Freedom of information & freedom of speech Promotions
LSN:	1-108-74758-2
Barcode:	9781108747585

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