Atheism & Freedom: An introduction to free thought

by André Cancian

God, religion, morality, the origin and meaning of life, free will: in Atheism & Freedom, fundamental issues are brought to the light of reason, in an attempt to clarify some of the lies and truths that surround us. Controversial, frank, revealing and bold, Atheism & Freedom is an invitation to reflection, to free thinking, and to the search for a rational and coherent explanation of man and the world.

Summary
Presentation
Preface

Part I
General introduction
The foundations of atheism
Arguments for the existence of god
Arguments against the existence of god
Religion as alienation and social control

Part II
Introduction to part II
The theory of evolution
Our representation of reality
On the foundation of morality
On the meaning of life
The reasons of our body
Mankind, the world, and the nothingness

Appendix
On freedom and free will
About the author
References

Genres: Nonfiction

280 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

André Cancian is 41 years old and lives in Catanduva, SP, Brazil. Graduated in languages by IMES-FAFICA, he works as a writer, translator, and coder.

He created, in mid-1999, the portals http://ateus.net and http://niilismo.net, and is still responsible for the selection, revision and publication of the materials of both sites. He contributes sporadically with texts of his own, but generally the focus is on translating texts of authors with pertinent themes.

He is the author of the books Atheism & Freedom, The Emptiness of the Machine and Atheism & Nihilism, written with inspiration in the material published at the ateus.net site.

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André Cancian tem 41 anos e mora em Catanduva, SP. Formado em letras pela IMES-FAFICA, trabalha como escritor, tradutor e programador.

Criou, em meados de 1999, os portais http://ateus.net e http://niilismo.net, e mantém-se até hoje responsável pela seleção, revisão e publicação dos materiais de ambos os sites. Contribui esporadicamente com textos de autoria própria, mas em geral colabora traduzindo textos de autores com temáticas pertinentes.

É autor dos livros Ateísmo & Liberdade, O Vazio da Máquina e Ateísmo & Niilismo, escritos com inspiração no material publicado no site ateus.net.

Reviews

[Abraão · Rating 4 out of 5]

Obra fundamental para quem quer compreender como se pode viver sem deuses. É uma questão simplesmente de liberdade, como exposto no livro de forma clara. Escrita interessante, com citações pequenas e maior reflexão. Só não forneço classificação máxima devido à ausência de uma cadeira de explicações a respeito das tipologias de liberdade e o grau de descrença que o indivíduo vai adquirindo.

[Melissa · Rating 1 out of 5]

I won this from a Goodreads giveaway. I regret to say it's one of the worst books I've ever read. To begin with, there were many printing errors. I also am of the opinion that the book wasn't written very well. I usually finish every book I begin, but I couldn't finish this. I think it was a waste of my reading time. I, unfortunately, cannot recommend this book.