Agnosticism : a very short introduction / Robin Le Poidevin.

By:

Le Poidevin, Robin

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Very short introductions. 250 Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010Description: xiv, 134 pages : illustrations ; 18 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9780199575268 (pbk.)
0199575266 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

Agnosticism

DDC classification:

23 149.72 LEP 009248

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Table of contents

Contents:

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?

Summary: "What is agnosticism? is it just the 'don't know' position on the existence of God, or is there more to it than this? Is it a belief, or the absence of belief? Often viewed with suspicion, agnosticism has played an important role in religious thought and argument. Robin Le Poidevin outlines the philosophical case for agnosticism, and what emerges is a more sophisticated and interesting attitude than a simple failure to commit to, or reject, religious belief. Challenging some common assumptions about agnosticism, he invites us to rethink our own position on God, knowledge and religion."--Jacket.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-129) and index.

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?

"What is agnosticism? is it just the 'don't know' position on the existence of God, or is there more to it than this? Is it a belief, or the absence of belief? Often viewed with suspicion, agnosticism has played an important role in religious thought and argument. Robin Le Poidevin outlines the philosophical case for agnosticism, and what emerges is a more sophisticated and interesting attitude than a simple failure to commit to, or reject, religious belief. Challenging some common assumptions about agnosticism, he invites us to rethink our own position on God, knowledge and religion."--Jacket.

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