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  • The Portable Atheist

  • Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever
  • By: Christopher Hitchens
  • Narrated by: Nicholas Ball
  • Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (2 ratings)

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By: Christopher Hitchens
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Atheist? Believer? Uncertain? No matter: The Portable Atheist will engage you every step of the way. From the number one New York Times best-selling author of God Is Not Great, comes this provocative and entertaining guided tour of atheist and agnostic thought through the ages with original pieces by Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Christopher Hitchens makes the case for a splendidly godless universe in this first-ever gathering of influential voices — past and present — that have shaped his side of the raging God/no-god debate.

With erudie and witty Hitchens as guide, you'll be led through a wealth of philosophy, literature, and scientific inquiry, including generous portions of the words of Lucretius, Benedict de Spinoza, Charles Darwin, Karl Marx, Mark Twain, George Eliot, Bertrand Russell, Emma Goldman, H. L. Mencken, Albert Einstein, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and many others. They're all set in context and commented upon as only Christopher Hitchens — "political and literary journalist extraordinaire” (Los Angeles Times) — can.
©2007 Christopher Hitchens (P)2008 Phoenix Books, Inc.
Philosophy Agnosticism Atheism Religious Studies Agnostic Humanism
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Clarifying and a carefully curated set of essays

I found this collection most informative and useful in removing the last cobwebs of clinging to a deist worldview.

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