Book description
50 Voices of Disbelief: Why We Are Atheists presents
a collection of original essays drawn from an international group of
prominent voices in the fields of academia, science, literature, media
and politics who offer carefully considered statements of why they are
atheists.
- Features a truly international cast of contributors, ranging from
public intellectuals such as Peter Singer, Susan Blackmore, and A.
C. Grayling, novelists, such as Joe Haldeman, and heavyweight
philosophers of religion, including Graham Oppy and Michael Tooley
- Contributions range from rigorous philosophical arguments to
highly personal, even whimsical, accounts of how each of these
notable thinkers have come to reject religion in their lives
- Likely to have broad appeal given the current public fascination
with religious issues and the reception of such books as The God
Delusion and The End of Faith
Russell Blackford
is a freelance writer, critic, and editor, based in Melbourne,
Australia. He teaches part-time in the School of Philosophy and
Bioethics at Monash University, where he specialises mainly in
philosophical bioethics and legal/political philosophy. He is
Editor-in-Chief of the
Journal of Evolution and Technology
, an on-line peer reviewed journal devoted to rigorous consideration of
future prospects for the human species or its possible descendants.
Udo Schüklenk is a German-Australian philosopher. He has
written or edited five books and published over one hundred articles
in peer reviewed journals and books. His latest books are the
co-edited volumes The Power of Pills (2006) and The
Bioethics Reader (Blackwell, 2007). He is the Joint
Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Bioethics and
currently the Ontario Research Chair in Bioethics at Queen's
University in Canada. His current research focuses on ethical and
policy issues in drug research and development.
