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Author: Dustin Lawson
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2015-08-09
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 9781515289500
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A freethinker is someone who feels free to think for themselves. This short book is a summary of the principles that guide a freethinkers worldview and search for truth.
Author: Chapman Cohen
Publisher: Good Press
Published: 2019-12-04
Total Pages: 193
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →'A Grammar of Freethought' is a collection of thought-provoking essays by Chapman Cohen that challenge readers to question authority and embrace a freethinking attitude towards life. From the critique of religious beliefs to the analysis of morality and social progress, this book offers a refreshing and insightful perspective on fundamental issues that concern us all. Through his writing, Cohen encourages readers to embrace a right mental attitude towards problem-solving, emphasizing the importance of critical thinking, rejection of dogma, and modification for the sake of progress. Perfect for those seeking a thought-provoking and stimulating read, 'A Grammar of Freethought' is a must-read for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the world and themselves.
Author: Susan Jacoby
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Published: 2005-01-07
Total Pages: 452
ISBN-13: 1429934751
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An authoritative history of the vital role of secularist thinkers and activists in the United States, from a writer of "fierce intelligence and nimble, unfettered imagination" (The New York Times) At a time when the separation of church and state is under attack as never before, Freethinkers offers a powerful defense of the secularist heritage that gave Americans the first government in the world founded not on the authority of religion but on the bedrock of human reason. In impassioned, elegant prose, celebrated author Susan Jacoby paints a striking portrait of more than two hundred years of secularist activism, beginning with the fierce debate over the omission of God from the Constitution. Moving from nineteenth-century abolitionism and suffragism through the twentieth century's civil liberties, civil rights, and feminist movements, Freethinkers illuminates the neglected accomplishments of secularists who, allied with liberal and tolerant religious believers, have stood at the forefront of the battle for reforms opposed by reactionary forces in the past and today. Rich with such iconic figures as Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Clarence Darrow—as well as once-famous secularists such as Robert Green Ingersoll, "the Great Agnostic"—Freethinkers restores to history generations of dedicated humanists. It is they, Jacoby shows, who have led the struggle to uphold the combination of secular government and religious liberty that is the glory of the American system.
Author: Lakshan Bandara
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2018-09-28
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781724142481
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book is exceptional. First of its kind to seriously discuss about the life of a freethinker. Some think that free thinkers are dangerous and violent. They are mistaken. What is free in a freethinking? Answer is limits. Freethinkers have no respect to limits of any system. The life of a free thinker is not so easy. He needs ability to seek and process knowledge, prepare himself to face harsh criticism and condemnation by the society, etc. Most of the time, he lives a lonely life. He should be sincere to share his findings with his enemy who are mean to destroy his existence, by viewing him as a threat to their system. This book goes into details of freethinkers. If you want to be a freethinker or are a freethinker, you might be interested to read further. Also, it would be an eye-opener for the authority of systems (religious priests who teach nothing but worship, to their followers). As the author of this book, I expect all of you to think free and be free from slavery (spell binding).
Author: Jennifer Hecht
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2005-12-20
Total Pages: 433
ISBN-13: 0231502389
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →On October 19, 1876 a group of leading French citizens, both men and women included, joined together to form an unusual group, The Society of Mutual Autopsy, with the aim of proving that souls do not exist. The idea was that, after death, they would dissect one another and (hopefully) show a direct relationship between brain shapes and sizes and the character, abilities and intelligence of individuals. This strange scientific pact, and indeed what we have come to think of as anthropology, which the group's members helped to develop, had its genesis in aggressive, evangelical atheism. With this group as its focus, The End of the Soul is a study of science and atheism in France in late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It shows that anthropology grew in the context of an impassioned struggle between the forces of tradition, especially the Catholic faith, and those of a more freethinking modernism, and moreover that it became for many a secular religion. Among the adherents of this new faith discussed here are the novelist Emile Zola, the great statesman Leon Gambetta, the American birth control advocate Margaret Sanger, and Arthur Conan Doyle, whose Sherlock Holmes embodied the triumph of ratiocination over credulity. Boldly argued, full of colorful characters and often bizarre battles over science and faith, this book represents a major contribution to the history of science and European intellectual history.
