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PROSE 2020 Single Volume Reference Finalist!Philosophers throughout history have debated the existence of gods, but it is only in recent years that the absence of such a belief has become a significant topic of philosophical analysis, in particular for philosophers of religion. Although it is difficult to trace the historical contours of atheism as the lack of belief in a higher power, the reasoned, reflective, and thoughtful rejection of theism has become commonplace in many modern intellectual circles, including academic philosophy where disciplinary data indicates that a large majority of philosophers self-identify as atheists. As the first book of its kind to bring together a collection of writing on the philosophical aspects of atheism both historical and contemporary, theCompanion to Atheism and Philosophystages an explicit, constructive, and comprehensive conversation between philosophy and atheism to examine the ways in which atheist thought intersects with ideas and positions

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“The volume is noteworthy for its clarity and breadth and its fair and objective examination of debates surrounding atheism…Highly recommended.” – A. Jaeger, Benedictine College for CHOICE Connect, December 2019 Vol. 57 No. 4



Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors viii

Acknowledgments xii

Introduction 1
Graham Oppy

Part I Individual Thinkers 13

1 Hume 15
Jennifer Smalligan Marušić

2 Holbach 28
Michael LeBuffe and Emilie Gourdon

3 Marx 43
Vanessa Wills

4 Wollstonecraft 58
Sandrine Bergès

5 Cady Stanton 71
Claudette Fillard

6 Russell 83
Carolyn Swanson

Part II Philosophical Movements 97

7 Empiricism 99
Gregory Dawes

8 Pragmatism 111
Robert Almeder

9 Existentialism 123
Mariam Thalos

10 Postmodernism 138
Christopher Watkin

11 Naturalism 152
Eric Steinhart

Part III Critiques of Theism 167

12 Logical Objections to Theism 169
Stephen Law

13 Evidential Objections to Theism 191
Herman Philipse

14 Normative Objections to Theism 204
Stephen Maitzen

15 Prudential Objections to Theism 216
Guy Kahane

Part IV Metaphysics 235

16 Freedom 237
Alfred Mele

17 Supernatural 250
Berit Brogaard

18 Death 262
Beth Seacord

Part V Epistemology 275

19 Skepticism 277
Duncan Pritchard

20 Methods of Science 291
Elliott Sober

21 Evidence 303
Michael Tooley

22 Evolution 323
Michael Ruse

Part VI Ethics 341

23 Meta-Ethics 343
Elizabeth Tropman

24 Meaning 355
Thaddeus Metz

25 Normative Skepticism 367
Susana Nuccetelli

Part VII Politics 381

26 Education 383
Jennifer Bleazby

27 Happiness 396
Gregory S. Paul

28 Violence 421
Steve Clarke

29 Church and State 436
Cristina Lafont

Part VIII Critiques of Atheism 449

30 Logical Objections to Atheism 451
Christopher Gregory Weaver

31 Evidential Objections to Atheism 476
Helen De Cruz

32 Normative Objections to Atheism 491
C. Stephen Evans

33 Prudential Objections to Atheism 506
Amanda Askell

Bibliography 521

Index 565

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      Publication Date: Publication Date: 19/04/2019
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      PROSE 2020 Single Volume Reference Finalist!Philosophers throughout history have debated the existence of gods, but it is only in recent years that the absence of such a belief has become a significant topic of philosophical analysis, in particular for philosophers of religion. Although it is difficult to trace the historical contours of atheism as the lack of belief in a higher power, the reasoned, reflective, and thoughtful rejection of theism has become commonplace in many modern intellectual circles, including academic philosophy where disciplinary data indicates that a large majority of philosophers self-identify as atheists. As the first book of its kind to bring together a collection of writing on the philosophical aspects of atheism both historical and contemporary, theCompanion to Atheism and Philosophystages an explicit, constructive, and comprehensive conversation between philosophy and atheism to examine the ways in which atheist thought intersects with ideas and positions

      Trade Review

      “The volume is noteworthy for its clarity and breadth and its fair and objective examination of debates surrounding atheism…Highly recommended.” – A. Jaeger, Benedictine College for CHOICE Connect, December 2019 Vol. 57 No. 4



      Table of Contents

      Notes on Contributors viii

      Acknowledgments xii

      Introduction 1
      Graham Oppy

      Part I Individual Thinkers 13

      1 Hume 15
      Jennifer Smalligan Marušić

      2 Holbach 28
      Michael LeBuffe and Emilie Gourdon

      3 Marx 43
      Vanessa Wills

      4 Wollstonecraft 58
      Sandrine Bergès

      5 Cady Stanton 71
      Claudette Fillard

      6 Russell 83
      Carolyn Swanson

      Part II Philosophical Movements 97

      7 Empiricism 99
      Gregory Dawes

      8 Pragmatism 111
      Robert Almeder

      9 Existentialism 123
      Mariam Thalos

      10 Postmodernism 138
      Christopher Watkin

      11 Naturalism 152
      Eric Steinhart

      Part III Critiques of Theism 167

      12 Logical Objections to Theism 169
      Stephen Law

      13 Evidential Objections to Theism 191
      Herman Philipse

      14 Normative Objections to Theism 204
      Stephen Maitzen

      15 Prudential Objections to Theism 216
      Guy Kahane

      Part IV Metaphysics 235

      16 Freedom 237
      Alfred Mele

      17 Supernatural 250
      Berit Brogaard

      18 Death 262
      Beth Seacord

      Part V Epistemology 275

      19 Skepticism 277
      Duncan Pritchard

      20 Methods of Science 291
      Elliott Sober

      21 Evidence 303
      Michael Tooley

      22 Evolution 323
      Michael Ruse

      Part VI Ethics 341

      23 Meta-Ethics 343
      Elizabeth Tropman

      24 Meaning 355
      Thaddeus Metz

      25 Normative Skepticism 367
      Susana Nuccetelli

      Part VII Politics 381

      26 Education 383
      Jennifer Bleazby

      27 Happiness 396
      Gregory S. Paul

      28 Violence 421
      Steve Clarke

      29 Church and State 436
      Cristina Lafont

      Part VIII Critiques of Atheism 449

      30 Logical Objections to Atheism 451
      Christopher Gregory Weaver

      31 Evidential Objections to Atheism 476
      Helen De Cruz

      32 Normative Objections to Atheism 491
      C. Stephen Evans

      33 Prudential Objections to Atheism 506
      Amanda Askell

      Bibliography 521

      Index 565

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