Sense and Goodness Without God: A Defense of Metaphysical NaturalismAuthorHouse, 23 de fev. de 2005 - 444 páginas If God does not exist, then what does? Is there good and evil, and should we care? How do we know what’s true anyway? And can we make any sense of this universe, or our own lives? Sense and Goodness answers all these questions in lavish detail, without complex jargon. A complete worldview is presented and defended, covering every subject from knowledge to art, from metaphysics to morality, from theology to politics. Topics include free will, the nature of the universe, the meaning of life, and much more, arguing from scientific evidence that there is only a physical, natural world without gods or spirits, but that we can still live a life of love, meaning, and joy. |
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Method | 49 |
The Idea of a Worldview | 65 |
The Nature and Origin of the Universe | 71 |
The Fixed Universe and Freedom of the Will | 97 |
What Everything is Made of | 119 |
Not Much Place for the Paranormal | 211 |
Seven Reasons to be Godless | 253 |
Secular Humanism vs Christian Theism | 293 |
Morality in Metaphysical Naturalism | 313 |
Tying it All Together | 345 |
Beauty as Emotional Appraisal | 351 |
Beauty in Human Life | 361 |
Morality vs Politics | 369 |
The Nature of Mind | 135 |
The Meaning of Life | 161 |
The Nature of Reason | 177 |
The Nature of Emotion | 193 |
Basic Political Theory | 375 |
The Politics of Metaphysical Naturalism | 381 |
My Politics | 389 |
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Sense and Goodness Without God: A Defense of Metaphysical Naturalism Richard Carrier Prévia não disponível - 2005 |
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