The Abraham dilemma a divine delusion / George Graham.
| Author/creator | Graham, George, 1945- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015. |
| Description | xvii, 172 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | International perspectives in philosophy and psychiatry International perspectives in philosophy and psychiatry. ^A704677 |
| Contents | Prologue -- No One Left But God -- Religious Belief and Belief in Delusion -- Modes of Morals Made -- Spiritual Sense and Sensibility -- Theistic Pragmatics and Personal Well-Being -- The Elements of Religious Delusion -- Straight from Crooked Wood. |
| Abstract | "What is a religious or spiritual delusion? What does religious delusion reveal about the difference between good and bad spirituality? What is the connection between religious delusion and moral failure? Or between religious delusion and religious terrorism? Or religious delusion and despair? The Abraham Dilemma: A Divine Delusion is the first book written by a philosopher on the topic of religious delusion -- on the disorder's causes, contents, consequences, diagnosis and treatment. The book argues that we cannot understand a religious delusion without appreciating three facts. One is that religiosity or spirituality is a part of human nature, whether it takes theistic or non-theistic forms. Another is that religious delusion is something to which we are all vulnerable. The third is that the delusion is not best understood by reducing it to brain chemistry, or by insisting that it is empirically false. It is best understood by examining its harmful personal and moral consequences -- consequences that nearly unfolded when the biblical patriarch Abraham prepared to sacrifice his son Isaac in response to a command, he thought, from God. The book presents a fascinating and profound exploration of a phenomenon as old as mankind itself."--Publisher's website. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-167) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015933912 |
| ISBN | 0198728654 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9780198728658 (hardcover) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |