ISBN: 185506474X

[SR: 16672994], Hardcover, [EAN: 9781855064744], Facsimile, Thoemmes Continuum, Thoemmes Continuum, Book, [PU: Thoemmes Continuum], Thoemmes Continuum, Until the nineteenth century, athei… Mehr…

[SR: 16672994], Hardcover, [EAN: 9781855064744], Facsimile, Thoemmes Continuum, Thoemmes Continuum, Book, [PU: Thoemmes Continuum], Thoemmes Continuum, Until the nineteenth century, atheism was widely thought to be not just false but impossible or crazy. By the early twentieth century, however, all that had changed. Indeed, according to some of our most influential culture-heroes - for example, Marx, Nietzsche and Freud - it is religion that is pathological and it is atheism that distinguishes our culture from those of the past. Yet despite the importance of atheism (for unbelievers and believers), its history has not been the object of much scholarly study.While Britain has one of the richest atheistic histories in Europe, much of it is inaccessible. Thus many of the crucial texts are little known - such as the first avowed work of atheism in Britain, An Answer to Priestley (1782). Similarly, one of the most vigorous atheistic works, An Investigation of the Essence of the Deity (1797), is exceptionally rare.This collection makes these and other key works available. Spanning the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries - arguably the most important period of British atheism - the collection includes central works by militant and avowed atheists such as Charles Bradlaugh, as well as crypto- and unvowed atheists such as Anthony Collins. The collection features introductions by David Berman, author of A History of Atheism in Britain (1988) which has become the definitive text on the subject. The collection features a comprehensive general introduction and bibliographical introductions to each volume by David Berman. , 9, History, 4762, Africa, 4808, Americas, 16252761, Arctic & Antarctica, 4884, Asia, 4921, Australia & Oceania, 4935, Europe, 4995, Middle East, 5032, Russia, 4853, United States, 5035, World, 4873, Ancient Civilizations, 5011, Military, 4987, Historical Study & Educational Resources, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 12764, Atheism, 22, Religion & Spirituality, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 11049, History & Surveys, 11019, Philosophy, 3377866011, Politics & Social Sciences, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 11070, Reference, 11019, Philosophy, 3377866011, Politics & Social Sciences, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books<

1996, ISBN: 9781855064744

Bristol: Thoemmes, 1996. Reprints. Hardcover. Very Good. A complete set of five books containing facsimile reprints by various atheists from 1708 to 1893 all uniformly bound in red hard… Mehr…

Bristol: Thoemmes, 1996. Reprints. Hardcover. Very Good. A complete set of five books containing facsimile reprints by various atheists from 1708 to 1893 all uniformly bound in red hardback bindings with gilt lettering at spines. Covers very firm, bright and clean with no bumps, snags or splits. Contents equally clean and seemingly unread, apart from vol. 1, which shows a few pages lightly pencilled with margin notes, and vol. 5, which has a creased endpaper. Note: this set is from philosopher David Pailin's collection; thus each book bears his personal bookplate at the pastedown. Titles are as follows... Volume 1: An Answer to Mr Clark's Third Defence of his Letter to Mr Dodwell (by Anthony Collins) and: A Discourse of Free-thinking (by Anthony Collins); Volume 2: Tetradymus (by John Toland) and: A Philosophical Dissertation upon Death (by Albert Radicati); Volume 3: Answer to Dr Priestley's Letters to a Philosophical Unbeliever (by Matthew Turner & William Hammon) and: An Investigation of the Essence of the Deity (by Scepticus Britannicus) and: The Necessity of Atheism (by Percy B. Shelley) and: A Refutation of Deism (by Percy B. Shelley); Volume 4: Janus on Sion (by George Ensor) and: An Analysis of the Influence of Natural Religion (by Jeremy Bentham and George Grote) and: To Mr. R. Carlile, Dorchester Gaol (by John Stuart Mill) and Paley Refuted in his own Words (by George Holyoake) and Superstition Unveiled (by Charles Southwell); Volume 5: On the Nature and the Existence of God (by Annie Besant) and: A Plea for Atheism (by Charles Bradlaugh) and Doubts in Dialogue (by Charles Bradlaugh) and: Flowers of Freethought (by George W. Foote). A hard to come by set in much better than very good condition., Thoemmes, 1996<

ISBN: 185506474X

Hardcover, [EAN: 9781855064744], Facsimile, Thoemmes Continuum, Thoemmes Continuum, Book, [PU: Thoemmes Continuum], Thoemmes Continuum, 772040, Other Religions, 771714, Religious History,… Mehr…

Hardcover, [EAN: 9781855064744], Facsimile, Thoemmes Continuum, Thoemmes Continuum, Book, [PU: Thoemmes Continuum], Thoemmes Continuum, 772040, Other Religions, 771714, Religious History, 65, History, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 276857, Encyclopaedias, 276858, Antiques & Collectibles, 276859, Art, 276861, Business, 291714, Children's, 276864, Film & TV, 276863, Food & Drink, 276867, History, 276868, Humour, 276869, Legal, 276871, Medical, 276872, Military, 276873, Music, 276874, Mythology & Legend, 13462561, Plumbing & DIY, 276876, Religion, 276878, Sports, 59, Reference, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 277527, Agnosticism & Atheism, 277511, Other Religions, 58, Religion & Spirituality, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 276315, Philosophy, 496404, History, 496508, Introduction to Philosophy, 276319, Non-Western, 496410, Philosophers, 276343, Reference, 496408, Schools of Thought, 496406, Topics, 60, Society, Politics & Philosophy, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books<

ISBN: 185506474X

Hardcover, [EAN: 9781855064744], Facsimile, Thoemmes Continuum, Thoemmes Continuum, Book, [PU: Thoemmes Continuum], 1996-09-01, Thoemmes Continuum, 276857, Encyclopaedias, 276859, Art, 29… Mehr…

Hardcover, [EAN: 9781855064744], Facsimile, Thoemmes Continuum, Thoemmes Continuum, Book, [PU: Thoemmes Continuum], 1996-09-01, Thoemmes Continuum, 276857, Encyclopaedias, 276859, Art, 291714, Children's, 276864, Film & TV, 276863, Food & Drink, 276868, Humour, 276869, Legal, 276871, Medical, 276872, Military, 276873, Music, 276874, Mythology & Legend, 276876, Religion, 276878, Sports, 59, Reference, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 277527, Agnosticism & Atheism, 277511, Other Religions, 58, Religion & Spirituality, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 276315, Philosophy, 496404, History, 496508, Introduction to Philosophy, 276319, Non-Western, 496410, Philosophers, 60, Society, Politics & Philosophy, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books<