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In The Atheist's Creed a prominent and widely-read contemporary philosopher, Dr Michael Palmer, presents the most comprehensive anthology of the major philosophical arguments for atheism now before the public. While the so-called 'new atheism' of Richard Dawkins and others has attracted considerable publicity, it is these philosophical arguments that have down the ages provided the principal landmarks in the unfolding and increasingly widespread belief that no God exists. Using a combination of extracts, detailed introductions, biographies and extensive bibliographies, the author guides the reader through the history of atheism, from the time of the early Greeks down to the present day. In this analysis particular attention is given to the writings of Hume, Nietzsche, Marx and Freud. The Atheist's Creed requires no specialist knowledge of philosophy. Each chapter is structured around a single theme and the various authors coordinated to allow the full force of the particular atheistic argument to emerge. The result is a compelling and powerful assessment of the case for atheism, which will be essential and fascinating reading for student and non-student alike and for all those concerned with the fundamental question: whether or not there is a God.

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This fine anthology of the long struggle for reason against faith will certainly help those who seek emancipation from religious tyranny. Christopher Hitchens This splendid, readable, and scholarly book should be on every believer's bedside table; and committed atheists will take pleasure from both the extensive and well-chosen extracts and the author's lucid commentary on them. Professor Peter Atkins, Lincoln College, Oxford

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Dr Michael Palmer is one of the most widely-read of contemporary philosophers and the author of Moral Problems (Lutterworth Press, 1991), a book based on a course developed at Manchester Grammar School that still remains the most influential school coursebook in philosophy of its generation. Among his other publications are 'Freud and Jung on Religion' (1997), 'Moral Problems in Medicine'(1999), 'The Question of God' (2001) and 'The Philosophy of Religion' (2008).

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