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  Atheism, Ayn Rand and Other Heresies (Hardback) By (author) George H. Smith

  

  

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  Short Description for Atheism, Ayn Rand and Other HeresiesA collection of articles, essays, and speeches that analyses atheism and its relevance to society. It provides an analysis of Ayn Rand's contribution to atheism, explaining how her objectivist metaphysics and laissez-faire economic principles rested on a purely godless worldview.
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  • Publisher: Prometheus Books
  • Published: 19 April 1991
  • Format: Hardback 324 pages
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  • Categories: Western Philosophy, From C 1900 - | Agnosticism & Atheism | Eclectic & Esoteric Religions & Belief Systems
  • ISBN 13: 9780879755775 ISBN 10: 0879755776
  • Sales rank: 782,923

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Full description for Atheism, Ayn Rand and Other Heresies

• In this wide-ranging collection of articles, essays, and speeches, George H Smith analyses atheism and its relevance to society today. The featured essay in this volume provides a full analysis of Ayn Rand's unique contribution to atheism, explaining how her objectivist metaphysics and laissez-faire economic principles rested on a purely godless worldview. Several chapters address the evolution of atheism; arguments in favour of religious toleration; the efforts of early Church fathers to discredit Roman polytheism and how these arguments can be used with equal force against later Christian descriptions of God; and, a survey of the contributions to free-thought made by the deists of the 18th and 19th centuries. With incisive logic and considerable wit, Smith ties atheism to reason and argues that reason itself can be a moral virtue. In one penetrating chapter, Smith salutes three Christian theorists who he believes embody the spirit of reason: Thomas Aquinas, Desiderius Erasmus, and John Locke. This is followed by a philosophical drubbing of his 'least favourite Christians' - St Paul, St Augustine, and John Calvin. In subsequent chapters, Smith examines religion and education; addresses the 20th century fundamentalist revival; offers suggestions on how to debate atheism with religious believers; critiques 'new religions', including pop therapy, EST, and transactional analysis; and, provides a comprehensive bibliographic essay on the literature of free-thought.