The Secular Conscience: Why Belief Belongs in Public Life | Austin Dacey

The Secular Conscience: Why Belief Belongs in Public Life | Austin Dacey | The book gives secularism new ground to stand on

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	The Secular Conscience: Why Belief Belongs in Public Life Austin Dacey Prometheus Books, 2008 - 269 pages average customer review:based on 9 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

A must read

It has long bothered me that some people refuse to categorically reject horrors like the Holocaust, because they believe everything is subjective, and all cultures and approaches have their virtues. Common sense indicates there should be some objective perspective that can help us to understand why Holocaust-like atrocities and tyrannical societies and governments are bad. Austin Dacey's powerful "Secular Conscience" explains how such objective standards can be formed. In a stroke of brilliant creativity, he uses the same types of ideas that have helped spearhead open source software approaches to operating systems.

I believe this to be one of the most important books that liberals--and anyone who cares about human rights--could possibly read. If you've wondered how to combat the ultimately pernicious ideas of cultural relativism that can be used to justify virtually any atrocity, this is the book.

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The book gives secularism new ground to stand on

Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3M8SGP3QIYUQH This is an excerpt from the interview Austin Dacey gave to Point of Inquiry. I purchased the book after listening to the program. I highly recommend "Secular Conscience" to everyone interested in the topic.

Useful for college-level students of philosophy, ethics, spiritual studies and social issues

THE SECULAR CONSCIENCE: WHY BELIEF BELONGS IN PUBLIC LIFE comes from a philosopher who calls for a rethinking of the nature of conscience and its role in public life. Philosophers and secularism issues can be traced to Spinoza and early hallmarks of rigid thought patterns: this book creates a dialogue useful for college-level students of philosophy, ethics, spiritual studies and social issues alike.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

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The Secular Conscience, Why Belief Belongs in Public Life

Excellent book. Great read. Perhaps one of the all time great works of non fiction as it relates to Religion and the public conscience.

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