The Unbelievers: The Evolution of Modern Atheism

by S.T. Joshi and George Albert Brown

Book Overview

Atheism, once a minority view, is now openly embraced by an increasing number of scientists, philosophers, politicians, and celebrities. How did this formerly closeted secular perspective gain its current prominence as a philosophically viable and challenging worldview? In this succinct history of modern atheism, a prolific author, editor, and scholar traces the development of atheist, agnostic, and secularist thought over the past century and a half...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1616142367
• ISBN13: 9781616142360
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"