The Agnostic Reader

by Dashka Slater

Book Overview

Agnosticism - the philosophical argument that it is impossible to know whether God exists or not - has been the point of view of many distinguished thinkers from the 19th century to the present. In contrast to atheism, which asserts that God does not exist, agnosticism holds that reason and the best scientific evidence do not allow one to reach a decisive conclusion regarding the existence of God. This reader prints selections of some of the most...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591025338
• ISBN13: 9781591025337
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.3"