神なき人生：無神論への部外者の視点 Life without God : An Outsider's Look at Atheism

Peels, Rik

Cambridge University Press（2023/05発売）

Cambridge University Press（2023/05発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 216 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781009297776
• DDC分類 211.8

Full Description

In this book, Rik Peels explores atheism from a new perspective that aims to go beyond the highly polarized debate about arguments for and against God's existence. Since our beliefs about the most important things in life are not usually based on arguments, we should look beyond atheistic arguments and explore what truly motivates the atheist. Are there certain ideals or experiences that explain the turn to atheism? Could atheism be the default position for us, not requiring any arguments whatsoever? And what about the often-discussed arguments against belief in God—is there something that religious and nonreligious people alike can learn from them? This book explores how a novel understanding of atheism is possible - and how it effectively moves the God debate further. Believers and nonbelievers can learn much from Peels's assessment of arguments for and against atheism.

Contents

1. A new approach to atheism; 2. Motivations for atheism; 3. Atheistic frameworks; 4. The presumption of atheism; 5. Atheistic arguments and faith; 6. Atheistic arguments and God; 7. Life after atheism.