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"A distinctive voice somewhere between Mark Twain and Michel Montaigne" is how Psychology Today described A.C. Grayling. In Life, Sex, and Ideas: The Good Life Without God, readers have the pleasure of hearing this distinctive voice address some of the most serious topics in philosophy--and in our daily lives--including reflections on guns, anger, conflict, war; monsters, madness, decay; liberty, justice, utopia; suicide, loss, and remembrance.
A civilized society, says Grayling, is one which never ceases having a discussion with itself about what human life should best be. In this book, Grayling adds to this discussion a series of short informal essays about ethics, ideas, and culture. A recurring theme is religion, of which he writes "there is no greater social evil." He argues, for instance, that liberal education is better than religion for inculcating moral values. "Education in literature, history, and appreciation of the arts," he says, "opens the possibility for us to live more reflectively and knowledgeably, especially about the nature and variety of human experience. That in turn increases our capacity for understanding others better, so that we can treat them with respect and sympathy, however different their outlook on life." Thought provoking rather than definitive, these essays don't tell readers what to think, but only note what has been thought about how it is best to live.
A person who does not think about life, the author reminds us, is like a stranger mapless in a foreign land. These brief and suggestive essays offer us the outlines of a map, with avenues of thought that are a pleasure to wander down.
A civilized society, says Grayling, is one which never ceases having a discussion with itself about what human life should best be. In this book, Grayling adds to this discussion a series of short informal essays about ethics, ideas, and culture. A recurring theme is religion, of which he writes "there is no greater social evil." He argues, for instance, that liberal education is better than religion for inculcating moral values. "Education in literature, history, and appreciation of the arts," he says, "opens the possibility for us to live more reflectively and knowledgeably, especially about the nature and variety of human experience. That in turn increases our capacity for understanding others better, so that we can treat them with respect and sympathy, however different their outlook on life." Thought provoking rather than definitive, these essays don't tell readers what to think, but only note what has been thought about how it is best to live.
A person who does not think about life, the author reminds us, is like a stranger mapless in a foreign land. These brief and suggestive essays offer us the outlines of a map, with avenues of thought that are a pleasure to wander down.
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A.C. Grayling is a British literary journalist and university professor of philosophy, who contributes the weekly column "The Reason of Things" to The London Times and writes frequently for Financial Times and The New York Review of Books. He is a Reader in Philosophy at Birbeck College, University of London, and Supernumerary Fellow of St. Anne's College, Oxford. His books include Meditations for the Humanist: Ethics for a Secular Age.
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Seminaristisch oder überakademisch sind diese Essais bestimmt nicht. Englischkenntnisse, Liebe zur englischen Sprache und Interesse an der alten, sokratisch-platonischen Frage nach dem guten Leben genügen, um an diesem Buch Freude zu haben. Auch als Bettlektüre ist es geeignet, womit nicht gesagt sein soll, dass es ein Dormitivum ist. Was der Verfasser über Religion schreibt, wird vielen Gläubigen nicht schmecken. Diese sollten es morgens, zum Wachwerden, lesen.
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Thought-provoking essays
29. Juli 2003
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This is a collection of intellectually stimulating and thought-provoking essays from an erudite British journalist. The title is somewhat misleading. While Grayling explores religion, he looks at many other topics as well. Unlike so many contemporary American writers, Grayling does not rely on personal attacks, name-calling or scorched-earth tactics -- yet the reader always knows where he stands. I have only one complaint about this book: Grayling endorses mandatory voting in America. This indicates he's more than a little out of touch with American popular culture. Overall, however, the book is a gem. Read it when you yearn for something more than just another right-wing or left-wing screed.
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2-1/2 Stars???? You must be joking!
13. November 2003
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This book of short essays on numerous subjects is so clear, rational, sane and well-written, I couldn't put it down in the bookstore. Then I looked it up on amazon.com and saw that it had a 2-1/2-star rating. I figured...aha! a Christian tirade must be afoot! I was correct. So I am giving it 5 stars and a standing ovation. It's a good book. Read it and weep! If only Americans would value a good classical education and the arts!
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One of the most engaging books I ever read; very easy read (not for the biased towards faith)
7. Januar 2006
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Written in literary form, Life, Sex and Ideas is easily accessable for the lay reader in philosophy. If you are inclined towards adherence to an exoteric god's ethics, then this book is not for you. Says A. C. Grayling on page 228, if "there are no transcendent grounds for value [i.e., God], [then we must] therefore find them within ourselves...." This is first and foremost a humanist work. This particular Grayling work is not one of formal philosophy, as he was trained, but is aimed at reflection of life and the issues people face. He says children should be taught not by moralists advocating doctrine but should be exposed to the wonder of the self-examined life. If they are not provided with such an education, then they are being deprived of being human. Religious teaching, he says, is the equivalent to child abuse, for one has implanted the ideas of irrational and unempirical thought into the mind of an impressionable child. Conceptions of hell, damnation, and God's grace inhibit our ability to find value in ourselves and create barrier to universal morality, one beneficial to all, save for those who think this morality sinful. All of the 61 essays are attempts to find value in ourselves. He speaks out against the death penalty, against the naturalistic fallacy, for understanding one another, for valuing the emotional independence of those who commit suicide, against guns (made only as a tool of killing), for democracy, and for valuing reading. If ever there was a book detailing a crystal-clear moral outlook, this is the one. A book for reflection and not for exhaustion, Grayling will make you take stock of your life. In praising Michel De Montaigne for inventing the essay, and others for writing in the format, he engages in a bit of self-praise for his style of writing. I believe he deserves to do so. He is a master in the art. I would recommend this book to anyone who is ready to live the life of Socrates, a life of self-examination in which value is fished for. I was astounded when I saw the average rating for this book. After I thought of the masses of believers unwilling to engage in some self-criticism, however, I found the culprit. As an atheist, I criticise my way of life all the time, because I have no universal code to which I must adhere. Constantly I am questioning my actions. I wish only the same for the faithful, i.e., the stubborn. If you are ready to begin the journey, I would recommend this book without question.
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