Atheist Mind, Humanist Heart : Rewriting the Ten Commandments for the Twenty-first Century

Bayer, Lex/ Figdor, John

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers（2014/09発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 188 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781442236790
• DDC分類 211.8

Full Description

Atheist Mind, Humanist Heart asks an essential question for the 45 million Americans who self-identify as nonreligious: "So, you don't believe in God; now what?" This question is increasingly important, as one-third of young adults under the age of thirty consider themselves nonreligious. With a scientific eye and an empathetic heart, the authors turn conventional perceptions about atheism on their head. They show that atheism need not be reactionary (against religion and God), but rather that it can offer a clear set of constructive principles to live by, which establish atheism as a positive worldview. Following a philosophical approach grounded in logic and evidence, Bayer and Figdor take readers on an inspiring journey to discover how to live a reasonable, ethical, and happy life without God. The readers are engaged at every step, encouraged to self-reflect and ultimately uncover their own set of personal beliefs.

Contents

Introduction: Questioning Everything
1 Rewriting the Ten Commandments

Part I: A Framework for Facts
2 The Paradox of Belief
3 The Reasoning behind Reason
4 Beliefs about the Unknown
5 The Assumption of a God
6 Putting Factual Beliefs to the Test

Part II: A Framework for Ethics
7 From Beliefs to Behavior
8 How "Ought" One Behave?
9 Moral Happiness
10 Societal Happiness
11 Putting Ethical Beliefs to the Test
12 Finding Your Own Non-Commandments

Acknowledgments
Appendix A Common Religious Objections
Appendix B Our Ten Noncommandments
Appendix C Theorem of Belief
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Authors