Description: Further DetailsTitle: Meaning and Value in a Secular AgeCondition: NewSubtitle: Why Eupraxsophy Matters - The Writings of Paul KurtzISBN-10: 1616142316EAN: 9781616142315ISBN: 9781616142315Publisher: Prometheus BooksFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 06/26/2012Description: The secular age has confronted human beings with a fundamental challenge. While the naturalistic worldview rooted in science has persuasively shown that traditional religious conceptions of the universe are unsustainable, it has so far offered no compelling secular narratives to replace the religious narratives so entrenched in civilization. In the absence of religion, how do thoughtful contemporary individuals find meaning in a secular world?In this book, philosopher Paul Kurtz argues for a new approach that he calls eupraxsophy. Kurtz first coined the term in 1988 to characterize a secular orientation to life that stands in contrast to religion. Derived from three ancient Greek roots, eupraxsophy literally means "good practice and wisdom." Drawing upon philosophy, science, and ethics, eupraxsophy provides a thoroughly secular moral vision, which respects the place of human values in the context of the natural world and presents an empirically responsible yet hopeful picture of the human situation and the cosmos in which we abide. Editor Nathan Bupp has conveniently gathered together Kurtz's key writings about the theory and practice of eupraxsophy for the first time in this volume.Written with eloquence and scope, these incisive essays show how Kurtz's brand of humanism moves above and beyond the current "new atheism." Eupraxsophy successfully bridges the cultural divide between science and value and provides a genuine and constructive alternative to religion. Bupp's informative introductionplaces the concept of eupraxsophy in historical perspective and shows why it is critically important, and relevant, today.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USContributor: Nathan Bupp (Edited by)Author: Nathan BuppGenre: Philosophy & SpiritualityItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Width: 13mmItem Weight: 454gRelease Year: 2012 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Meaning and Value in a Secular Age
Title: Meaning and Value in a Secular Age
Subtitle: Why Eupraxsophy Matters - The Writings of Paul Kurtz
ISBN-10: 1616142316
EAN: 9781616142315
ISBN: 9781616142315
Release Date: 06/26/2012
Release Year: 2012
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Contributor: Nathan Bupp (Edited by)
Book Title: Meaning and Value in a Secular Age : Why Eupraxsophy Matters
Number of Pages: 361 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Prometheus Books, Publishers
Publication Year: 2012
Item Height: 1 in
Topic: Theology, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Movements / Humanism, Essays
Genre: Religion, Philosophy
Item Weight: 14.8 Oz
Author: Paul Kurtz, Nathan Bupp
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
