A History of Atheism in Britain: From Hobbes to Russell, Volume 3Berman (philosophy, Trinity College, U. of Dublin) shows that although avowed atheism appeared surprisingly late--1782 in Britain--there were covert atheists in the middle 17th century. By tracing developments from so early a date, Berman goes some way toward naturalizing atheism, as well as giving an account of an important strand of intellectual history. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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Selffulfilling denials | 2 |
a key to repression | 11 |
Freud and the crucial clash | 21 |
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