The Transcendental Temptation
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Author | Paul Kurtz |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Publisher | Prometheus Books |
Publication date | 1986 |
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ISBN | 0-87975-645-4 |
The Transcendental Temptation: A Critique of Religion and the Paranormal is a 1986 book by the philosopher Paul Kurtz. The book was published by Prometheus Books, a company founded by Kurtz in 1969.
Summary[]
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Kurtz analyzes the bases of religion: how provable are the claims of the famous prophets who founded religion in their name: Jesus, Moses, Muhammad, Joseph Smith, Ellen G. White and others? He asks what the prospects are for developing a humanistic society based on scientific and humane foundations.
Reception[]
In the award of the Norton Medal (endowed by Charles Phelps Norton) to Kurtz in 2001, The Transcendental Temptation was noted, amongst Kurtz's other contributions to secular humanism, as a seminal work on the topic. The award also noted Kurtz's founding of the Center for Inquiry.[citation needed]
- 1986 non-fiction books
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- Books critical of religion
- English-language books
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