{"product_id":"atheism-for-dummies-isbn-9781118509203","title":"Atheism For Dummies","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe easy way to understand atheism and secular philosophy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor people seeking a non-religious philosophy of life, as well as believers with atheist friends, \u003ci\u003eAtheism For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e offers an intelligent exploration of the historical and moral case for atheism. Often wildly misunderstood, atheism is a secular approach to life based on the understanding that reality is an arrangement of physical matter, with no consideration of unverifiable spiritual forces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtheism For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e offers a brief history of atheist philosophy and its evolution, explores it as a historical and cultural movement, covers important historical writings on the subject, and discusses the nature of ethics and morality in the absence of religion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA simple, yet intelligent exploration of an often misunderstood philosophy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the differences between explicit and implicit atheism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA comprehensive, readable, and thoroughly unbiased resource\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs the number of atheists worldwide continues to grow, this book offers a broad understanding of the subject for those exploring atheism as an approach to living.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Understanding What Atheism Is 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Meeting Atheism 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Unweaving the Rainbow of Disbelief 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Recognizing What Atheists Do and Don’t Believe — and Why 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Following Atheism through the Ages 63\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Finding Atheism in the Ancient World 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Going Medieval 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Enlightening Strikes 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Opening a Golden Age of Freethought 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Growing Up in the Tumultuous 20th Century 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Voicing a New Atheism, and a New Humanism, for the 21st Century 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Reading the Great Works of Atheism 169\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Uncovering Lost, Secret, Censored, and Forbidden Works 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Sampling Important Works: Deep Thoughts, Big Thinkers 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Laughing in Disbelief: Challenging the Divine with Humor 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Reawakening Passionate Disbelief: Key Works of the 21st Century 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Living a Full Life without Belief in God 233\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Getting Personal with Atheism Today 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Being Good with or without God 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 : Seeing the World Naturally 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17: Being an Atheist in a Religious World 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Getting the Best of Religion and Leaving the Rest 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: The Part of Tens 327\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19: Ten Surprising Things about Atheists and Other Nonbelievers 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20: Ten (Plus One) Famous People You May Not Know are Nonbelievers 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21: Ten Fun and Easy Ways to Explore Atheism 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDale McGowan, PhD\u003c\/b\u003e, writes the popular secular blog \u003ci\u003eThe Meming of Life, \u003c\/i\u003eteaches secular parenting workshops across North America, and is executive director of Foundation Beyond Belief, a humanist charitable organization. He has been interviewed in major publications, such as \u003ci\u003eNewsweek \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times,\u003c\/i\u003e and was 2008 Harvard Humanist of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eLearn to:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSee the world as an atheist sees it\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscover the rich history of atheist thought\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEncounter the Big Questions from a secular point of view\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe friendly guide to understanding atheist thought, history, and literature!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAtheism is about much more than not believing in a god. \u003ci\u003eAtheism For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e walks you through the rich history and evolution of atheist thought, delves into the relationship between atheism and science, explores the important historical moments and works of literature that have defined this secular philosophy, and so much more. \u003ci\u003eAtheism For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e provides you with much-needed clarity around this often controversial and misunderstood topic. 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