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C. M. Lorkowski

Atheism Considered

C. M. Lorkowski

Atheism Considered A Survey of the Rational Rejection of Religious Belief

C. M. Lorkowski Kent State University Trumbull Warren, OH, USA

ISBN 978-3-030-56207-6 ISBN 978-3-030-56208-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56208-3 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

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Preface

Atheism Considered came about as a result of teaching my first collegiate course on atheism, a class cross-listed as both philosophy and religion. I soon found that the available texts were heavily skewed toward the former, strongly favoring discussions of natural theology over revealed. This was despite the fact that revealed religion much more heavily influences beliefs and practices than does philosophical theology. In a chance encounter, I was bemoaning this trend at an American Philosophical Association conference when Phil Getz, a senior editor at Palgrave Macmillan, suggested that I write a book that rectified this issue. That is what I have attempted here. Atheism Considered is intended as an advanced introduction to these matters. It does not assume or require any educational background from its reader, and certainly does not demand any philosophical or theological training. However, the topics themselves are inherently complex and cannot be engaged too superficially without threatening to lose substance. The text is written as a balance—it is intended to be approachable but not simplistic. As such, it is written for anyone with an open mind and interest in th