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Agnosticism: A Very Short Introduction [#250]
Agnosticism: A Very Short Introduction [#250]
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不可知論とは何なのでしょうか。人間は神の存在を知ることはできないとする考え方なのか、一種の信仰心なのか、あるいは信仰心そのものがないことなのでしょうか。不可知論者の原理とは? 本書では、哲学的な観点から不可知論の争点に取り組み、一般に定着している考え方を吟味し、宗教を超えて、社会や教育における不可知論の正しいあり方を考察します。
   

  • Challenges the conception of agnosticism, arguing that it is a respectable position to take
  • Argues that agnosticism is not confined to the religious sphere, but something we encounter in science and ethics
  • Considers agnosticism as a historical and social phenomenon, introducing both the ideas and the people involved
  • Examines some of the fundamental questions surrounding the subject

  
What is agnosticism? Is it just the 'don't know' position on God, or is there more to it than this? Is it a belief, or merely the absence of belief? Who were the first to call themselves 'agnostics'? 
 
These are just some of the questions that Robin Le Poidevin considers in this Very Short Introduction. He sets the philosophical case for agnosticism and explores it as a historical and cultural phenomenon. What emerges is a much more sophisticated, and much more interesting, attitude than a simple failure to either commit to, or reject, religious belief. Le Poidevin challenges some preconceptions and assumptions among both believers and non-atheists, and invites the reader to rethink their own position on the issues.

目次: 

1: What is agnosticism?
2: Who were the first agnostics?
3: Is agnosticism necessary?
4: Why be agnostic?
5: Does agnosticism rest on a mistake?
6: How should the agnostic live?
7: How should agnosticism be taught?
References and further reading

著者について: 

Robin Le Poidevin took a first degree in philosophy and psychology at Oxford University, and went on to postgraduate research at Cambridge University. He is now Professor Metaphysics at Leeds Univeristy, and the author of a number of books and articles on metaphysics and the philosophy of religion. In 2007 he gave the Stanton Lectures in the Philosophy of Religion at Cambridge.

Agnosticism
What is agnosticism? Is it just the 'don't know' position on God, or is there more to it than this? Is it a belief, or merely the absence of belief? Who were the first to call themselves 'agnostics'? These are just some of the questions that Robin Le Poidevin considers in this Very Short Introduction. He sets the philosophical case for agnosticism and explores it as a historical and cultural phenomenon. What emerges is a much more sophisticated, and much more interesting, attitude than a simple failure to either commit to, or reject, religious belief. Le Poidevin challenges some preconceptions and assumptions among both believers and non-atheists, and invites the reader to rethink their own position on the issues.

商品情報

ISBN : 9780199575268

著者: 
Robin Le Poidevin
ページ
152 ページ
フォーマット
Paperback
サイズ
111 x 174 mm
刊行日
2010年10月
シリーズ
Very Short Introductions
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Agnosticism: A Very Short Introduction [#250]

Agnosticism: A Very Short Introduction [#250]

Agnosticism: A Very Short Introduction [#250]