The New Atheism and Models of God: The Case of Richard Dawkins

2012 ◽  
pp. 735-744
Author(s):  
James E. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Richard Dawkins ◽  
Models Of God ◽  
New Atheism

THE EMPEROR'S INCOHERENT NEW CLOTHES – POINTING THE FINGER AT DAWKINS' ATHEISM

Think ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (24) ◽  
pp. 29-33
Author(s):  
Peter S. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Fairy Tale ◽  
Richard Dawkins ◽  
Meaning And Purpose ◽  
New Atheism

With the publication of The God Delusion (Bantam, 2006) Richard Dawkins became enthroned as the unofficial ‘Emperor’ for a cadre of writers advancing a rhetorically robust form of anti-theism dubbed ‘The New Atheism’ by Wired Magazine contributing editor Gary Wolf. Many have cheered Dawkins and his court, seeing in their writings just what they long to see. For, after the fashion of the fairy-tale Emperor's fabled new clothes, the ‘new atheism’ has seen naturalism wrapping itself in a fake finery of counterfeit meaning and purpose.

To Err in their Ways: The Attribution Biases of the New Atheists

2010 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 573-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amarnath Amarasingam
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
Intergroup Relations ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Fundamental Attribution Error ◽  
Daniel Dennett ◽  
Richard Dawkins ◽  
Attribution Biases ◽  
The World ◽  
New Atheism ◽  
Psychological Studies

The term ‘‘new atheism’’ has been given to the recent barrage of anti-religion and anti-God books written by Richard Dawkins (2006), Sam Harris (2004, 2008), Christopher Hitchens (2007), Daniel Dennett (2006), and others. This paper contends that one of the fundamental arguments put forth by the new atheists — that religion poisons everything or that religion is responsible for much of the evil in the world — falls victim to one of the best established theories of interpersonal and intergroup relations in social psychology: the fundamental attribution error. Insights gleaned from social psychology are especially useful for critiquing the new atheism. Instead of simply arguing that the new atheists ‘‘over-generalize,’’ social psychological studies on the nature of individual and group attribution provide the tools needed to launch a more substantive critique.

The Politics of New Atheism

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 778-799 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcus Schulzke
Keyword(s):  
Political Thought ◽  
The Political ◽  
Richard Dawkins ◽  
Political Implications ◽  
New Atheism

AbstractThis article discusses the political implications of the new atheism movement that has been popularized by writers such as Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Sam Harris. New atheism is largely defined by its political goals, yet it has received relatively little attention from political theorists. To the extent that scholars have commented on new atheists' political thought, they have generally misinterpreted it and presented it as being intolerant. This article will argue that new atheists' attack on religion is largely motivated by their desire to defend a liberal view of politics and liberal values.

Richard Dawkins and the New Atheism. A Critical Reading

2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 433-454
Author(s):  
Francisco José de Jesus Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Critical Reading ◽  
Richard Dawkins ◽  
New Atheism

Revelation and the new Atheism

2021 ◽  
pp. 321-337
Author(s):  
James E. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Critical Discussion ◽  
Divine Revelation ◽  
Richard Dawkins ◽  
Book Of Mormon ◽  
The Bible ◽  
New Atheism

This chapter contains a critical discussion of what three New Atheists—Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and Christopher Hitchens—presuppose about divine revelation. Though none of these authors discusses this concept directly, their explicit remarks about alleged divinely authored texts are based on presuppositions about what a genuine divine revelation would be like if God existed. These explicit remarks are contained in their content- and origin-based arguments for the conclusion that no book (Bible, Qur’ān, or Book of Mormon) was authored by God. The former arguments emphasize allegedly problematic textual inclusions and omissions and the latter arguments stress the allegedly problematic role of humans in the production of these texts. Criticism of their presuppositions focuses on problems with their hermeneutical assumptions and exegetical practices and also on their failure to consider the possibility of progressive revelation, dual (divine–human) authorship of the Bible, and alternative divine purposes and strategies for communicating with humans.

Atheism: A Very Short Introduction

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian Baggini
Keyword(s):  
East Asia ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Natural World ◽  
European History ◽  
Short Introduction ◽  
Richard Dawkins ◽  
Early 21St Century ◽  
World Today ◽  
The World ◽  
New Atheism

Atheism: A Very Short Introduction discusses the case for atheism. Atheism is often seen as simply a rejection of theism, but it encompasses so much more. Atheists are typically naturalists, who believe that meaning and morality are possible in a finite, natural world. ‘New Atheism’, a powerful new movement in atheism in the early 21st century, driven by books from authors such as Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris, has left a legacy. There is an important question to consider: whether East Asia has been historically atheist or not. Atheism can be located in recent European history. What is the position of atheists around the world today?

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