Oct 30, 2011
Many religions claim to hold the answers to life’s big questions:
What is the meaning of life? Why are we here? From where do we get
our morals? Some say it’s all because of God, and that leaves us
atheists throwing our hands in the air. But now Alex Rosenberg has
written a book just for us. In The Atheist’s Guide to Reality:
Enjoying Life Without Illusions, Dr. Rosenberg walks us through the
science that succeeds in providing these answers without having to
fall back on supernatural explanations. He celebrates scientism,
embraces “nice nihilism” and takes us on a fast-paced, wild journey
through the physics, chemistry and biology that explain our past,
present and future. He shows how science influences our politics,
ethics, and how we think about ourselves and the world around us.
Dr. Alexander Rosenberg is the R. Taylor Cole Professor of
Philosophy at Duke University, and the co-director of Duke’s Center
for the Philosophy of Biology. His areas of interest include
metaphysics, David Hume and causation, and the philosophy of
economics, biology, and cognitive and behavioral science. He is a
prolific author, with thirteen published books, contributions in
two anthologies of philosophy and approximately 180 journal
articles spanning from 1972 to the present. Related Links: Alex
Rosenberg - Duke Faculty Page
http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Philosophy/faculty/alexrose