Atheism Revisited

Atheism Revisited is a collection of essays that explore the multifaceted nature of atheism. Starting from the notion that today's atheism is shaped by the defining processes of Modernitysuch as secularization and the breakup of science, philosophy, and theologythe first part of the book undertakes a thorough scrutiny of Modern atheisms, from Spinoza and Hobbes to Marx and Nietzsche. The second part of the book seeks to draw practical conclusions from this scrutiny and answer the questions: what is the state of atheism today? What is the role of an atheist in a world affected by religious fundamentalisms? What should the relationship between atheists and religious people look like?

The wide scope of the book allows readers to see atheism as a central concern of many intellectual movements, from Marxism and French Theory to post-secularism and the reevaluation of Modernity, and to understand atheism as a focal point of the most important contemporary philosophical debates.

Focuses on the "problem" of atheism Explores the relationship between atheism and modernity Investigates contemporary questions related to atheism

Auteur
Szymon Wróbel is a full professor in the Faculty of "Artes Liberales" at the University of Warsaw and the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland.

Krzysztof Skonieczny is an assistant professor in the Faculty of "Artes Liberales" at the University of Warsaw, Poland.

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Atheism Revisited is a collection of essays that explore the multifaceted nature of atheism. Starting from the notion that today s atheism is shaped by the defining processes of Modernity such as secularization and the breakup of science, philosophy, and theology the first part of the book undertakes a thorough scrutiny of Modern atheisms, from Spinoza and Hobbes to Marx and Nietzsche. The second part of the book seeks to draw practical conclusions from this scrutiny and answer the questions: what is the state of atheism today? What is the role of an atheist in a world affected by religious fundamentalisms? What should the relationship between atheists and religious people look like? The wide scope of the book allows readers to see atheism as a central concern of many intellectual movements, from Marxism and French Theory to post-secularism and the reevaluation of Modernity, and to understand atheism as a focal point of the most important contemporary philosophical debates.

Contenu

1. Introduction to Atheism.- 2. Modernity and Secularism.- 3. Early Modern European Atheism with Chinese Characteristics First Jesuit Descriptions of Neo-Confucianism and their Spinozist Reception.- 4. Beyond the enmity: the mechanization of nature and the moderate political atheism.- 5. Heidegger on Technics, Power, and the Planetary.- 6. Political Significance of Atheism. Karl Marx' Idea of the Positive Abolition of Religion.- 7. Nietzsche, Saint Paul and the Will of Life.- 8. We Are Still Pious. Nietzsche and the Hard Problem of Atheism.- 9. The Visible Absence of Color: Herman Melville's Troubled Atheism.- 10. Philosophical 'Fundamentalism' Today. On Return Statements: The Return of Religion in Contemporary Philosophy.- 11. New (and old) atheism(s) reconsidered.- 12. Reason Is Not Winning: A Proposed Blueprint for Moving Forward.- 13. From Atheism of the Concept Towards Atheism Without the Concept.- 14. Towards a Coalition of the Reasonable: Beyond Atheism vReligion. <p