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Paul Kurtz The Transcendental Temptation (Paperback)
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- 9780879756451
- ISBN
- 9780879756451
- Release Year
- 1991
- Publication Name
- The Transcendental Temptation
- Title
- The Transcendental Temptation
- ISBN-10
- 0879756454
- Genre
- Philosophy & Spirituality
- Item Length
- 152mm
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Release Date
- 01/03/1991
- UPC
- 9780879756451
- Publication Year
- 1991
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- The Transcendental Temptation
- Item Height
- 229mm
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books
- Topic
- Religious History
- Item Width
- 152mm
- Number of Pages
- 610 Pages
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A landmark work. Mandatory reading for anyone who wants to learn to be a good skeptic. In this widely acclaimed and highly controversial book, Paul Kurtz examines the reasons why people accept supernatural and paranormal belief systems in spite of substantial evidence to the contrary. According to the author, it is because there is within the human species a deeply rooted tendency toward magical thinking - the transcendental temptation - which undermines critical judgment and paves the way for willful beliefs. He explores in detail the three major monotheistic religions - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - finding striking psychological and sociological parallels between these religions, the spiritualism of the 19th century, and the paranormal belief systems of today. There are sections on mysticism, belief in the afterlife, the existence of God, reincarnation, astrology, and ufology. Kurtz also explains the nature of skepticism as an antidote to belief in the transcendental.
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Prometheus Books
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Book Title
The Transcendental Temptation
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Religious History
Publication Year
1991
Number of Pages
610 Pages
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229mm
Item Width
152mm
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