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Subjectivity and Irreligion Atheism and Agnosticism in Kant, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche

By Matthew Alun Ray Copyright 2003
136 Pages
by Routledge

136 Pages
by Routledge

136 Pages
by Routledge

This book asks specific philosophical questions about the underlying structure of Kant, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche's thoughts on atheism and agnosticism; thoughts that represent one of the most concerted attacks on monotheistic religion in modern philosophy. Yet commentators interested in philosophical atheism have ignored frequently this tradition. Matthew Ray concludes that Kant's moral... Read more
Contents: Apologia; Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum; Darker presences; Questionable features of life and imaginary benefits of death; An experiment in strength; Abandoned truth; Doubts about doubt; Bibliography; Index.

Biography

Matthew Alun Ray

'As a whole this short book is well worth the time it takes to read and is characterized by a crisp, clean, and clear use of the English language. The book will be of interest to philosophers of religion whose work has a historical dimension, but it should not be approached as a history of post-Kantian philosophy.' Review of Metaphysics