After Disbelief
Anthony T. Kronman
An intimate, philosophic quest for eternity, amidst the disenchantments and disappointments of our time
"In this deceptively quiet and self-effacing book, Anthony Kronman makes an audacious argument: the most important things in our lives make sense only if we believe the world is divine. In a sense, we already believe it, if only we could find the words. Here they are."—Jedediah Britton-Purdy, author of After Nature: A Politics for the Anthropocene
Many people of faith believe the meaning of life depends on our connection to an eternal order of some kind. Atheists deride this belief as a childish superstition.
In this wise and profound book, Anthony Kronman offers an alternative to these two entrenched positions, arguing that neither addresses the complexities of the human condition. We can never reach God, as religion promises, but cannot give up the longing to do so either. We are condemned by our nature to set goals we can...
"In this deceptively quiet and self-effacing book, Anthony Kronman makes an audacious argument: the most important things in our lives make sense only if we believe the world is divine. In a sense, we already believe it, if only we could find the words. Here they are."—Jedediah Britton-Purdy, author of After Nature: A Politics for the Anthropocene
Many people of faith believe the meaning of life depends on our connection to an eternal order of some kind. Atheists deride this belief as a childish superstition.
In this wise and profound book, Anthony Kronman offers an alternative to these two entrenched positions, arguing that neither addresses the complexities of the human condition. We can never reach God, as religion promises, but cannot give up the longing to do so either. We are condemned by our nature to set goals we can...
ปี:
2022
สำนักพิมพ์:
Yale University Press
ภาษา:
english
ISBN 13:
9780300265330
ISBN:
D2E8934A-03DB-45C4-947A-6A95C504A4E7
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AZW3 , 504 KB
IPFS:
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english, 2022
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