Transaction Pub 2010 Hardcover New 1st edition. 271 pages. 9.30x6.20x0.80 inches.

Transaction Pub, Date: 2010. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 271 pages. 9.30x6.20x0.80 inches. 2010. Transaction Pub ISBN 1412814197 9781412814195 [GB]

Oxford Routledge 2010 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 272 p.

Hardback. New. The contemporary world is witness to an intense, sometimes violent controversy about secularism. Paul Kurtz has been personally involved in the campaign for secularism throughout his career as a philosopher. This book show his participation in this battle, and extends his thinking to various areas. ISBN 1412814197 9781412814195 [GB]

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ISBN10: 1412814197, ISBN13: 9781412814195, [publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc, United States, New York] Softcover The contemporary world is witness to an intense controversy about secularism. This controversy has intensified due to the presence of fundamentalism, which challenges secular society and the secularization of philosophical ideas and ethical values. Secularists maintain that the state should not impose a religious creed upon citizens and should respect freedom of conscience, the right to believe or disbelieve in the prevailing orthodoxy. This right is guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution and the Rights of Man enunciated in the French Revolution. Yet many powerful religious institutions do not accept this principle. Paul Kurtz argues that secularism needs to be allied to the emergence of democratic institutions that respect individual freedom and the pluralistic society. He argues that a defense of secularism entails a defense of the civic virtues of democracy, which include the toleration of dissent and alternative lifestyles and the willingness to negotiate differences. Consequently, secularism will take different forms in different societies; the term multi-secularism best describes that. Many people believe that it is impossible to maintain a moral order without the support of religion. Kurtz vigorously denies that, and this volume attempts to explicate the values and principles of secular morality, which he sees as the ...

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