The good book 890 printed pages drawing on the wisdom of 2,500 years of contemplative nonreligious writing on all that it means to be human from the origins of the universe to small matters of courtesy and kindness in everyday life a. This 700 page book is written in the same format as the bible with the modern numbering of sections of the bible. Grayling has always tended to be regarded as the good cop. He has written and edited over thirty books on philosophy and other subjects, and has written on nonwestern philosop. Few, if any, thinkers and writers today would have the imagination, the breadth of knowledge, the literary skill, andyesthe audacity to conceive of a powerful. What is good the search for the best way to live by a.
Few, if any, thinkers and writers today would have the imagination, the breadth of knowledge, the literary skill, andyes the audacity to conceive of a powerful. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in australia. From their announcement critically acclaimed author and professor of philosophy, a. Im used to this language being peppered with things i dont believe in, and listening to it at weddings or funerals generally gives me a lump in my stomach. Grayling discusses creating a nonreligious bible that draws from the wealth of secular literature and philosophy in both western and eastern traditions. Grayling has done, creating a nonreligious bible drawn from the wealth of secular. A c grayling ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall.
A fellow of the world economic forum and past chairman of the human rights organization june fourth, he contributes frequently to the times london, the. Grayling, britains most popular and widely read philosopher, has created a secular bible. When i got the book, i was a bit disappointed, because i like graylings other books so much and i had hoped this would be similar. Note that grayling lays his book out like the bible with similar referencing. Grayling explains he has spent several decades on his ambitious project, distilling what he. While the title listed in the add is the good book. The good book by ac grayling of the three contemporary prophets of atheism, professor richard dawkins, christopher hitchens and professor ac grayling, i know two, hitchens and. Grayling will be at warwicks on monday, april 11th at 7. The good book consciously takes its design and presentation from the bible, in the beauty of its language and its arrangement into short chapters and verses, offering to the nonreligious seeker all the wisdom, insight, solace, inspiration, and perspective of various secular humanist traditions. Doubtless, some will take offence at the inclusion of religion in this category.
A humanist bible by grayling, reader in philosophy birkbeck college a c isbn. Apr 03, 2011 i n the unholy trinity of professional atheists, ac grayling has always tended to be regarded as the good cop. Mar 05, 20 the good book begins with genesis, where you can see the ideas of darwin laid out in an inspirational way. A c grayling, britains most popular and widely read philosopher, has created a secular bible that draws on the wisdom of 2,500 years of contemplative nonreligious writing about all that it means to be human from the origins of the universe to small matters of courtesy and kindness in everyday life designed to be read as narrative and also to be dipped into for inspiration, encouragement and. A secular bible 1st edition by grayling, professor a. The substitution of grayling for god as ultimate author means that any analogy between the good book and the good book is extremely thin. Jul 26, 2012 the good book is a manifesto for rational thought, but mirrors the bible in both form and language. Grayling has 71 books on goodreads with 110376 ratings. Designed to be read as narrative and also to be dipped into for inspiration, encouragement and consolation, the good book offers a thoughtful, nonreligious alternative to the many people who do not follow one of the worlds great religions. Download the app and start listening to the good book. A book of extraordinary audacity from a remarkable thinkera secular. The book explores the cultures of peoples around the world, portraying both their diversity and the threats they face.
Britains brexit referendum, in which, by the authors account. The best books on being good five books expert recommendations. Like the bible, the good book, opens with a garden scene. The good book begins with genesis, where you can see the ideas of darwin laid out in an inspirational way. Essential readings for the nonbeliever, and the good book, and more on. The good book is a manifesto for rational thought, but mirrors the bible in both form and language. Discover book depositorys huge selection of a c grayling books online. Grayling believes, distracts from seeking the good life in the.
Anthony grayling teaches philosophy at birkbeck college, london and is a fellow of st annes college, oxford. Grayling was one of the contributors to the book, we are one. Download ac grayling the good book joshdanielsphotography. Buy a cheap copy of the good book by bill swainson.
Grayling is a professor of philosophy at birkbeck college, university of london. Few, if any, thinkers and writers today would have the imagination, the breadth of knowledge, and the literary skill to conceive of a powerful secular altern. Grayling issues terse, often idiosyncratic, definitions without considering the extensive philosophical debates surrounding them. Instead, going back to traditions older than christianity, and far richer and more various, including the nontheistic philosophical and literary schools. Read bible stories for secular humanists ebook pdf download. He is the author of the acclaimed among the dead cities, descartes, toward the light of liberty, meditations for the humanist, and thinking of answers. A secular bible, the title appearing on my copies are, the good book. The good book can t be bettered the philosopher ac grayling has created a secular bible, but its guidance for a good life fails to convince genevieve. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Few, if any, thinkers and writers today would have the imagination, the breadth of knowledge, and the literary skill to conceive of a powerful secular alternative to the bible. This book is an accessible, lively and thoughtprovoking series of linked commentaries, based on a. Religions, for example, he says dismissively, derive ultimately from the superstitions of illiterate herdsmen. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Grayling, in oxford, england, spent 30 years compiling the good book. And much like the bestselling king james bible, which is celebrating its 400th year, his book is written in a type of english that transcends time. Frankenstein letters study guide answers philosophy a guide through the subject. The books run from genesis to the good, by way of parables, lamentations, songs, histories and epistles, each broken up into chapter and verse, in mimicry of that. Grayling, what is good the search for the best way to. Grayling focuses on the two very different conceptions of what a good life should be. Stimulating, thoughtful, rational and rewarding, it is now published in a compact edition.
In that book, the choice of hercules, where i discuss the tension between the good life in the sybaritic sense of wine, women and song, and on the other hand the good life in the sense of the puritan virtues, my argument is that they are both important, and that a blend of the two is constitutive of a third and better version of the good life. The good book is a book of insight, inspiration, wisdom, solace and commentary on the human condition drawn from the great humanist traditions of thought and literature of the world. Reading through this i was really pleasantly surprised at how much i liked it. Less coldly clinical in tone than richard dawkins, less aggressively combative than. I n the unholy trinity of professional atheists, ac grayling has always tended to be regarded as the good cop. When i got the book, i was a bit disappointed, because i like grayling s other books so much and i had hoped this would be similar. Its aim is not to persuade readers to accept one particular philosophical point of view or theory, but to help us consider the wonderful range of insights which can be drawn from an. Ac grayling bbc video interview tackling the good book the sydney morning herald the new atheists are responding, not attacking new humanist pressing questions for our century edge ac graylings top 5 nonreligious books slate a. Two recent developments, writes grayling philosophynew coll. Grayling is master of the new college of the humanities, and a.
The book expresses grayling s sciencebased humanist philosophy throughout, but draws on hundreds of authors throughout history and across the world. The book expresses graylings sciencebased humanist philosophy throughout, but draws on hundreds of authors throughout history and across the world. Of democracy and its discontents, with a resonant defense of what winston churchill called the least bad of all systems. A celebration of tribal peoples, released in october 2009.
C download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Grayling may be the ultimate editor and redactor of the sources drawn together in the good book, but thats as far as a secular doctrine of inspiration can go. Graylings bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. But instead of adam and eve, graylings genesis invokes isaac newton, the british scientist who pioneered the study of gravity. Grayling author 2012 provocations david birch author peter worley editor 2014 descartes. The book is divided into three parts, one of which concerns some of the things that are enemies to human flourishing, among them racism, nationalism, religion, revenge, poverty, and depression. Few, if any, thinkers and writers today would have the imagination, the breadth of knowledge, the literary skill, andyesthe audacity to conceive of.
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