Overview
'I do feel a sense of the sacred in a number of respects and I could quote other scientists who feel the same.' Richard Dawkins. We call many things sacred, from cows, churches and paintings to flags and burial grounds. Is it still meaningful to talk of things being sacred, or is the idea merely a relic of a bygone religious age? Does everything - and every life - have its price? Is Nothing Sacred? is a stimulating and wide-ranging debate about some of the major moral dilemmas facing us today, such as the value of human life, art, the environment, and personal freedom. Packed with clearly presented controversial issues, we are asked to decide whether we should revere life when someone chooses to die, preserve the giant California redwoods, cherish Vermeer's originals for their own sake, or curtail personal freedom for the greater good. Ronald Dworkin argues that the concept of the scared is essential to any human ethics, and Simon Blcakburn explains why he thinks 'a humanist should not feel guilty at the emotions of awe and reverence that can be inspired by great religious works of art. Throughout, the idea of the sacred in a secular age is hotly debated amongst the authors and put
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Author: Ben Rogers
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
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Width: 12.90cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 19.80cm
Weight: 0.300kg
ISBN: 9780415304849
ISBN 10: 0415304849
Pages: 158
Publication Date: 20 August 2004
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Format: Paperback
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Table of Contents
Introduction, Ben Rogers; Chapter 1 Nature, Science, and the Sacred, Richard Norman; Chapter 2 Is Nature Sacred?, Alan Holland; Chapter 3 Is Art Sacred?, Nigel Warburton; Chapter 4 Art and the Limitations of Experience, Matthew Kieran; Chapter 5 Is Life Sacred?, Suzanne Uniacke; Chapter 6 The Sacred and the Profane, Simona Giordano, John Harris; Chapter 7 Is Liberty Sacred?, Alan Haworth; Chapter 8 The Limits of Liberty, Michael Clark; Chapter 9 The Idea of the Sacred, Piers Benn; Chapter 10 Salvaging the Sacred, Simon Blackburn; Chapter 11 The Sacred and the Scientist, Richard Dawkins; Chapter 12 The Concept of the Sacred, Ronald Dworkin;
Reviews
'I do feel a sense of the sacred in a number of respects and I could quote other scientists who feel the same.' Richard Dawkins.
Author Information
Ben Rogers is based at the Institute for Public Policy Research in London. He is the author of Beef and Liberty: Beef, Bull and English Patriots (2003), A J Ayer: A Life (1999) and Pascal (1998).
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