From the author of multi-million bestseller, The God Delusion, an exciting, accessible argument for atheism, written for a new generation.
Should we believe in God? In this new book, written for a new generation, the brilliant science writer and author of The God Delusion, explains why we shouldn’t.
Should we believe in God? Do we need God in order to explain the existence of the universe? Do we need God in order to be good? In twelve chapters that address some of the most profound questions human beings confront, Dawkins marshals science, philosophy and comparative religion to interrogate the hypocrisies of all the religious systems and explain to readers of all ages how life emerged without a Creator, how evolution works and how our world came into being.
For anyone hoping to grapple with the meaning of life and what to believe, Outgrowing God is a challenging, thrilling and revelatory read.
About the Author
Richard Dawkins is author of The Selfish Gene, voted The Royal Society's Most Inspiring Science Book of All Time, and also the bestsellers The Blind Watchmaker, Climbing Mount Improbable, The Ancestor's Tale, The God Delusion, and two volumes of autobiography, An Appetite for Wonder and Brief Candle in the Dark. He is a Fellow of New College, Oxford and both the Royal Society and the Royal Society of Literature. In 2013, Dawkins was voted the world’s top thinker in Prospect magazine’s poll of 10,000 readers from over 100 countries.
Industry Reviews
Outgrowing God is another sally against his oldest foe, the Almighty * The Times *
Books of 2019: The scientist and controversial commentator on religious and cultural questions presents an accessible, "junior" version of The God Delusion (2006). * Guardian *
His contagious enthusiasm renders the basics of natural selection newly astonishing. * The Guardian *
Books of 2019: Richard Dawkins has always had it in for the almighty and he's back to take another pop at the poor bloke. Here he outlines what he believes is the real meaning of life. * The Times *
Dawkins new book is special in the terrain of atheists' pleas for humanism and rationalism precisely since it speaks to those most vulnerable to the coercive tactics of religion. As Dawkins himself says in the dedication, this book is for "all young people when they're old enough to decide for themselves." It is also, I must add, for their parents. * Professor Janna Levin, Claire Tow Professor of Physics & Astronoy at Barnard College of Columbia University *
ISBN: 9781784164201
ISBN-10: 1784164208
Published: 15th September 2020
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 304
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 12.8 x 12.5 x 2
Weight (kg): 0.24
Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins is an evolutionary biologist, author
and outspoken atheist. He has established himself as a biological guru
with the publication of books detailing and expanding upon Darwinian
theory. Wired Magazine says this "Revolutionary Evolutionist" is
the first true ethologist of the gene. Richard Dawkins has been
concerned to convince the literate public that they must now take
evolutionary theory seriously as the context within which to think
about ourselves and the world and he strives to bring his theories to
an audience of lay readers through comprehensible analogies and clear
writing.The Wall Street Journal said his "passion is supported by an
awe-inspiring literary craftsmanship." The New York Times Book Review
has hailed him as a writer who "understands the issues so clearly that
he forces his reader to understand them too." Among his books are The
Ancestor's Tale, The Selfish Gene, The Blind Watchmaker, Climbing Mount
Improbable, Unweaving the Rainbow, A Devil's Chaplain,The God Delusion,
and The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution.
Personal
Born March 26, 1941, son of Clinton John (a farmer) and Jean Mary
Vyvyan (Ladner) Dawkins; married author Marian Stamp, August 19, 1967
(divorced, 1984); married Eve Barham, June 1, 1984 (divorced);
children-Juliet Emma; married actress Lalla Ward, 1992. Education:
Balliol College, Oxford University, B.A., 1962, M.A., 1966, D.Phil.,
1966.
Career
University of California, Berkeley, assistant professor of zoology,
1967-69; Oxford University, Oxford, England, lecturer in zoology and
fellow of New College, 1970-90, reader in zoology, 1990-95;
Evolutionary biologist and the Charles Simonyi Professor For The
Understanding Of Science at Oxford University; Elected as a Fellow of
the Royal Society in May, 2001.The Galaxy British Book Awards named him
Author of the Year in 2006 for The God Delusion, and in 2008 his TV
program 'The Genius of Charles Darwin' won Best Documentary Series at
the British Broadcast Awards. He was listed as one of TIME Magazine's
100 Most Influential People in 2007.
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