The God Question: What Famous Thinkers from Plato to Dawkins Have Said About the Divine

by Andrew Pessin

Overview

Join the greatest debate in the history of creation

Does God exist? Without doubt, the greatest question to face humanity in its history, the controversy rages on today with a recent spate of books on both sides of the divide. However, this debate is not a new phenomenon. For centuries, our greatest philosophers, from Aristotle to Nietzsche, have sought to clarify the idea of a Supreme Being and examine the unique conundrums that He raises. Revealing the thoughts of history's biggest philosophers on the biggest question of all, "The God Question" will help you make your own mind up. Presenting pithy arguments from the faithful, atheistic, and downright heretical, Pessin's light-hearted prose will give you a captivating insight into a wide array of God-related puzzles, whether or not you are religiously inclined.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781851686599
Publisher:	Oneworld Publications
Publication date:	07/01/2009
Edition description:	Original
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Andrew Pessin is Chair of Philosophy at Conneticut College. He is the author of The God Question: What Famous Thinkers from Plato to Dawkins have said about the Divine. He has also appeared on the David Letterman show several times as "The Genius".

Editorial Reviews

"A really excellent book - next to faultless in its presentation." Tim Mawson, Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Oxford "Brilliantly succinct. If you want to know what the greatest minds of the past 2500 years said on the most contentious issue in all of culture, you simply must start with this book." Michael Shermer, Founding Publisher of Skeptic Magazine and author of Why People Believe Weird Things.

From the Publisher

"Brilliantly succinct. If you want to know what the greatest minds of the past 2500 years said on the most contentious issue in all of culture, you simply must start with this book."

Scientific Michael Shermer - New York Times bestselling author of The Believing Brain and columnist

"A really excellent book - next to faultless in its presentation."

University of Oxford Tim Mawson - Lecturer in Philosophy