The atheist's guide to reality : enjoying life without illusions /

We can't avoid the persistent questions about the meaning of life and the nature of reality. Philosopher Alex Rosenberg maintains that science is the only thing that can really answer them--all of them. His upbeat book takes physics seriously as the complete description of reality and accepts a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rosenberg, Alexander, 1946-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton, [2011]
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Answering life's persistent questions : do you want stories or reality?
  • The nature of reality : the physical facts fix all the facts
  • How physics fakes design
  • IKEA didn't make natural history : good design is rare, expensive, and accidental
  • Morality : the bad news
  • The good news : nice nihilism
  • Never let your conscious be your guide
  • The brain does everything without thinking about anything at all
  • Farewell to the purpose-driven life
  • You've got to stop taking yourself so seriously
  • History debunked
  • Living with scientism : ethics, politics, the humanities, and Prozac as needed.