Toward a New Enlightenment: The Philosophy of Paul KurtzTransaction Publishers - 401 Seiten Paul Kurtz has been the dominant voice of secular humanism over the past thirty years. This compilation of his work reveals the scope of his thinking on the basic topics of our time and his many and varied contributions to the cause of free thought. It focuses on the central issues that have concerned Kurtz throughout his career: ethics, politics, education, religion, science, and pseudoscience. The chapters are linked by a common theme: the need for a new enlightenment, one committed to the use of rationality and skepticism, but also devoted to realizing the highest values of humanist culture. Many writings included here were first published in magazines and journals long unavailable. Some of the essays have never before been published. They now appear as a coherent whole for the first time. Also included is an extensive bibliography of Kurtz's writings. "Toward a New Enlightenment "is essential for those who know and admire Paul Kurtz's work. It will also be an important resource for students of philosophy, political science, ethics, and religion. Among the chapters are: "Humanist Ethics: Eating the Forbidden Fruit"; "Relevance of Science to Ethics"; "Democracy without Theology"; "Misuses of Civil Disobedience"; "The Limits of Tolerance"; "Skepticism about the Paranormal: Legitimate and Illegitimate"; "Militant Atheism vs. Freedom of Conscience"; "Promethean Love: Unbound"; "The Case for Euthanasia"; and "The New Inquisition in the Schools." |
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Introduction to Part Two | 47 |
Humanism and the Freedom of the Individual | 49 |
Democracy without Theology Dialogue with Evangelists | 63 |
Excellence and Irrelevance Democracy and the Higher Learning | 73 |
Misuses of Civil Disobedience | 87 |
The Church under Siege Reflections on the VaticanHumanist Dialogue | 199 |
The Argument from Revelation Reexamined | 217 |
Is Life Meaningful in a Universe without God? | 233 |
Finding a Common Ground between Believers and Unbelievers | 247 |
The Growth of Fundamentalism Worldwide A Humanist Response | 253 |
Introduction to Part Five | 269 |
In Defense of Eupraxophy | 271 |
Promethean Love Unbound | 279 |
The Limits of Tolerance | 99 |
Beyond Multiculturalism Toward a Humanist Universalism | 105 |
Will Secularism Survive? | 109 |
Introduction to Part Three | 119 |
The Scientific Attitude vs Antiscience and Pseudoscience | 123 |
Antireason | 135 |
Science and the Paranormal An Overview | 143 |
Skepticism about the Paranormal Legitimate and Illegitimate | 151 |
Introduction to Part Four | 165 |
Humanism and the Open Society Dialogues with Marxists and Roman Catholics | 167 |
Militant Atheism vs Freedom of Conscience Reflections on the Moscow AtheistHumanist Dialogue | 171 |
Humanism and Atheism Exploring Similarities and Differences | 189 |
On Nearly DyingUnceremoniously and Unexpectedly | 293 |
The Case for Euthanasia A Humanistic Perspective | 297 |
Introduction to Part Six | 307 |
Does Faith Healing Work? | 309 |
Faith Healing Miracle or Hoax? | 321 |
The New Inquisition in the Schools | 327 |
Bigfoot on the Loose or How to Create a Legend | 333 |
A Case Study of the West Pittston Haunted House | 339 |
NearDeath Experiences A Skeptical View | 349 |
Selected List of Publications by Paul Kurtz | 353 |
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Toward a New Enlightenment: The Philosophy of Paul Kurtz Paul Kurtz,Vern L. Bullough,Tim Madigan Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 1994 |