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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Choice Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Kitcher, Philip, 1947-     Subjects     Secular humanism.     Secularism.     Belief and doubt.     Meaning (Philosophy) -- Religious aspects.     Religion and ethics.     Ethics.     Social values.     Conduct of life.     Religion -- 21st century -- Forecasting.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Kitcher, Philip, 1947-       by title:      Life after faith : t...       by call number:      211.6 K62L     Search the Web     Kitcher, Philip, 1947-     Secular humanism.     Secularism.     Belief and doubt.     Meaning (Philosophy) -- Religious aspects.     Religion and ethics.     Ethics.     Social values.     Conduct of life.     Religion -- 21st century -- Forecasting.       MARC Display

Life after faith : the case for secular humanism / Philip Kitcher. by Kitcher, Philip, 1947- Yale University Press, [2014] Call #: 211.6 K62L Subjects Secular humanism.   Secularism.   Belief and doubt.   Meaning (Philosophy) -- Religious aspects.   Religion and ethics.   Ethics.   Social values.   Conduct of life.   Religion -- 21st century -- Forecasting. Series Terry lectures. URL856 Philip Kitcher's 2013 Dwight H. Terry lecture. ISBN:  9780300203431 (hc.) 0300203438 (hc.) Description:  xv, 175 p. ; 22 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents:  Doubt delineated -- Values vindicated -- Religion refined -- Mortality and meaning -- Depth and depravity. Summary:  "An original and persuasive secular perspective, one that answers human needs, recognizes the objectivity of values, and provides for the universal desire for meaningfulness. Kitcher thoughtfully and sensitively considers how secularism can respond to the worries and challenges that all people confront, including the issue of mortality. He investigates how secular lives compare with those of people who adopt religious doctrines as literal truth, as well as those who embrace less literalistic versions of religion. Whereas religious belief has been important in past times, Kitcher concludes that evolution away from religion is now essential. He envisions the successors to religious life, when the senses of identity and community traditionally fostered by religion will instead draw on a broader range of cultural items--those provided by poets, filmmakers, musicians, artists, scientists, and others. With clarity and deep insight, Kitcher reveals the power of secular humanism to encourage fulfilling human lives built on ethical truth. Philip Kitcher is a professor of philosophy at Columbia University in New York City"--Provided by publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   J. D. Shatford Memorial Public Library Adult Nonfiction 211.6 K62L Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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