Seven Types Of Atheism by John Gray
A series of essays arguing that atheism is a plural and often contradictory set of positions rather than a single coherent creed, with many secular doctrines—scientism, political utopianism, and humanism among them—functioning like religions by embodying metaphysical and moral commitments. The writer critiques Enlightenment faith in inevitable progress and the tendency to replace theological consolations with faith in reason or history, stressing that human life is marked by contingency, finitude and moral plurality. Far from celebrating a final emancipation from religion, the book calls for a more realistic, modest outlook that recognizes limits to human understanding and rejects universalist prescriptions.
- Published
- 2018
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 160
- Original Language
- English
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