Description
| Product ID: | 9781108747585 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Giving the Devil his Due |
| Subtitle: | Reflections of a Scientific Humanist |
| Authors: | Author: Michael Shermer |
| Page Count: | 366 |
| Subjects: | Humanistic psychology, Humanistic psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Human rights, civil rights, Philosophy of science, Popular science, Social, group or collective psychology, Intelligence & reasoning, Freedom of information & freedom of speech, Philosophy of science, Popular science |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book is for all readers who care about science and reason, humanism and secularism, the progress of humanity, and the advancement of morals and values. It also advocates for the protection and continued expansion of human rights, such as civil rights, women's rights, LGBT+ rights, and animal rights. Who is the ''Devil''? And what is he due? The Devil is anyone who disagrees with you. And what he is due is the right to speak his mind. He must have this for your own safety''s sake because his freedom is inextricably tied to your own. If he can be censored, why shouldn''t you be censored? If we put barriers up to silence ''unpleasant'' ideas, what''s to stop the silencing of any discussion? This book is a full-throated defense of free speech and open inquiry in politics, science, and culture by the New York Times bestselling author and skeptic Michael Shermer. The new collection of essays and articles takes the Devil by the horns by tackling five key themes: free thought and free speech, politics and society, scientific humanism, religion, and the ideas of controversial intellectuals. For our own sake, we must give the Devil his due. |
| Imprint Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-08-19 |
