{"product_id":"a-companion-to-atheism-and-philosophy-isbn-9781119119111","title":"A Companion to Atheism and Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePROSE 2020 Single Volume Reference Finalist!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhilosophers throughout history have debated the existence of gods, but it is only in recent years that the absence of such a belief has become a significant topic of philosophical analysis, in particular for philosophers of religion. Although it is difficult to trace the historical contours of atheism as the lack of belief in a higher power, the reasoned, reflective, and thoughtful rejection of theism has become commonplace in many modern intellectual circles, including academic philosophy where disciplinary data indicates that a large majority of philosophers self-identify as atheists. As the first book of its kind to bring together a collection of writing on the philosophical aspects of atheism both historical and contemporary, the \u003ci\u003eCompanion to Atheism and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e stages an explicit, constructive, and comprehensive conversation between philosophy and atheism to examine the ways in which atheist thought intersects with ideas and positions from a variety of philosophical and theological sub-disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e begins by addressing the foundational questions and lingering controversies which underpin philosophical thought about atheism, exploring the implications of major developments in the history of philosophy for the modern atheistic worldview. Divided into eight distinct sections, essays consider a range of thinkers who were widely believed to have been atheists—including David Hume, Mary Wollstonecraft, Karl Marx, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton—and survey different kinds of objections to theism and atheism, including logical, evidential, normative, and prudential. Later chapters trace the relationship between atheism and metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and political philosophy oriented around topics such as pragmatism, postmodernism, freedom, education, violence, and happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeftly curated and thoughtfully composed, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Atheism and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e is the most ambitious and authoritative account of philosophical thinking on atheism available, and is a first-rate resource for academics, professionals, and students of philosophy, religious studies, and theology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGraham Oppy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Individual Thinkers 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Hume 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer Smalligan Marušić\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Holbach 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael LeBuffe and Emilie Gourdon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Marx 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanessa Wills\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Wollstonecraft 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSandrine Bergès\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Cady Stanton 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eClaudette Fillard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Russell 83\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarolyn Swanson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Philosophical Movements 97\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Empiricism 99\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGregory Dawes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Pragmatism 111\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Almeder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Existentialism 123\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMariam Thalos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Postmodernism 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher Watkin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Naturalism 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEric Steinhart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Critiques of Theism 167\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Logical Objections to Theism 169\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen Law\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Evidential Objections to Theism 191\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerman Philipse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Normative Objections to Theism 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen Maitzen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Prudential Objections to Theism 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuy Kahane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Metaphysics 235\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Freedom 237\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlfred Mele\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Supernatural 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBerit Brogaard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Death 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeth Seacord\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Epistemology 275\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Skepticism 277\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDuncan Pritchard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Methods of Science 291\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElliott Sober\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Evidence 303\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Tooley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Evolution 323\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Ruse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Ethics 341\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Meta-Ethics 343\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Tropman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Meaning 355\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThaddeus Metz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Normative Skepticism 367\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSusana Nuccetelli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII Politics 381\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Education 383\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer Bleazby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Happiness 396\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGregory S. Paul\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Violence 421\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteve Clarke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Church and State 436\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCristina Lafont\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII Critiques of Atheism 449\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Logical Objections to Atheism 451\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher Gregory Weaver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Evidential Objections to Atheism 476\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHelen De Cruz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Normative Objections to Atheism 491\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eC. Stephen Evans\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Prudential Objections to Atheism 506\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmanda Askell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 521\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 565\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The volume is noteworthy for its clarity and breadth and its fair and objective examination of debates surrounding atheism…Highly recommended.” – \u003ci\u003eA. Jaeger, Benedictine College\u003c\/i\u003e for \u003cb\u003eCHOICE Connect\u003c\/b\u003e, December 2019 Vol. 57 No. 4\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGraham Oppy\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at Monash University, CEO of the Australasian Association of Philosophy, and a member of the Council of the Australian Academy of Humanities. He has published a wide range of books in philosophy of religion, including \u003ci\u003eNaturalism and Religion, Atheism and Agnosticism,\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Reading Philosophy of Religion,\u003c\/i\u003e and has recently focused on the development of atheistic and naturalistic understandings of religion.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Wiley Blackwell's \u003ci\u003eCompanion to Atheism and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich, deep, and nuanced exploration of atheism and its relationship to philosophy. The collection is essential reading for anyone interested in the philosophy of religion and for those looking to understand the rich variety of positions and arguments associated with an atheistic worldview. It is destined to become a classic!\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eStuart Brock,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVictoria University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book is a superb primer on atheist philosophical thought that ranges from the obvious dispute with theism to the much broader intellectual implications of atheism. Everyone who wishes to understand the atheist tradition—be they believers or unbelievers—will be well-served by turning to this book, which curates scholarly conversation around the issues rather than merely exhibiting views. I now know what to recommend to anyone who should see what atheist thought can achieve.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Konrad Talmont-Kaminski,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniversity of Bialystok\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhilosophers throughout history have debated the existence of gods, but it is only in recent years that the absence of such a belief has become a significant topic of philosophical analysis, in particular for philosophers of religion. Although it is difficult to trace the historical contours of atheism as the lack of belief in a higher power, the reasoned, reflective, and thoughtful rejection of theism has become commonplace in many modern intellectual circles, including academic philosophy where disciplinary data indicates that a large majority of philosophers self-identify as atheists. As the first book of its kind to bring together a collection of writing on the philosophical aspects of atheism both historical and contemporary, the \u003ci\u003eCompanion to Atheism and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e stages an explicit, constructive, and comprehensive conversation between philosophy and atheism to examine the ways in which atheist thought intersects with ideas and positions from a variety of philosophical and theological sub-disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e begins by addressing the foundational questions and lingering controversies which underpin philosophical thought about atheism, exploring the implications of major developments in the history of philosophy for the modern atheistic worldview. Divided into eight distinct sections, essays consider a range of thinkers who were widely believed to have been atheists—including David Hume, Mary Wollstonecraft, Karl Marx, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton—and survey different kinds of objections to theism and atheism, including logical, evidential, normative, and prudential. Later chapters trace the relationship between atheism and metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and political philosophy oriented around topics such as pragmatism, postmodernism, freedom, education, violence, and happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeftly curated and thoughtfully composed, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Atheism and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e is the most ambitious and authoritative account of philosophical thinking on atheism available, and is a first-rate resource for academics, professionals, and students of philosophy, religious studies, and theology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988602339557,"sku":"NP9781119119111","price":189.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119119111.jpg?v=1761780930","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-companion-to-atheism-and-philosophy-isbn-9781119119111","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}