Overview
"Are you prepared, either as an atheist or a religious believer, to have your ideas of God, the self, other people, the body, the soul, spirituality, and faith challenged in an unexpected and original way? Here is a book that moves out from under and away from the received notions of those ponderous topics, whether or not you believe in the divine. The author is a confessed atheist but one who rejects the approach of Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Michel Onfray and the rest when they depart from their justifiable criticisms of the historical record of the established creeds and endeavour to rubbish what faith could actually be. The book takes its origin from an exploration of the idea of an avatar; the writing of it was stimulated by seeing the Cameron film, though it subjects that film itself to an assessment of its hidden assumptions. The book finally arrives at specific recommendations for our time, ones to which the argument of the book has been directed throughout. Edmond Wright is a philosopher whose particular interests have been in perception, language, religion, and the theory of knowledge. His books include ""Narrative, Perception, Language, and Faith"" (Macmillan, 2005) and four edited collections, ""The Ironic Discourse"" (1993), ""New Representationalisms: Essays in the Philosophy of Perception"" (1993), ""The Case for Qualia"" (2008), and a volume edited with his wife Elizabeth Wright, ""The Zizek Reader"" (1999). He has also published two volumes of poetry, ""The Horwich Hennets"" and ""The Jester Hennets""."
Full Product Details
Author: Edmond Wright
Publisher: Imprint Academic
Imprint: Imprint Academic
Dimensions:
Width: 13.50cm
, Height: 0.80cm
, Length: 21.00cm
Weight: 0.200kg
ISBN: 9781845402341
ISBN 10: 1845402340
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 01 July 2011
Audience:
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
The book explores the idea of an avatar on the basis of James Cameron's film... He also encourages people to join different religious celebrations. Scientific and Medical Network
The book explores the idea of an avatar on the basis of James Cameron's film He also encourages people to join different religious celebrations. Scientific and Medical Network
Author Information
Edmond Wright is a philosopher whose particular interests have been in perception, language, religion, and the theory of knowledge. His books include Narrative, Perception, Language, and Faith (Macmillan, 2005) and four edited collections, The Ironic Discourse (1993), New Representationalisms: Essays in the Philosophy of Perception (1993), The Case for Qualia (2008), and a volume edited with his wife Elizabeth Wright, The Zizek Reader (1999). He has also published two volumes of poetry, The Horwich Hennets and The Jester Hennets.
