{"product_id":"boyle-on-atheism-hardback-9780802090188","title":"Boyle on Atheism (Hardback) 9780802090188","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBoyle on Atheism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJ.J. MacIntosh (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780802090188\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 May 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e550 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 3.8 cm, 0.92 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpposition to atheism flourished in the seventeenth century, and famed scientist-philosopher Robert Boyle (1627–91) was so opposed to it that he had planned throughout his life to publish a work on his various objections, a project that never came to fruition. Despite this, a great deal of his thought on atheism still exists within the manuscripts he left behind after his death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eBoyle on Atheism\u003c\/i\u003e, J.J. MacIntosh has culled the Boyle manuscripts held at the Royal Society Library in London and transcribed the portions that relate to atheism, arranging them in the order Boyle appears to have intended (as outlined in one of the pieces). The volume contains Boyle's views on the causes (and remedies) of atheism, the nature of God, various possible arguments for God's existence, the excellency of Christianity, and the character of atheists and the deficiencies to be found in their arguments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo round out the volume, MacIntosh has added a short biography of Boyle, a general introduction to the text, introductions to the various sections, and explanatory footnotes. \u003ci\u003eBoyle on Atheism\u003c\/i\u003e provides, for the first time, and at length, publication of the material that Boyle himself thought worth marshalling on a subject of great personal importance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eACKNOWLEDGMENTS \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e ABBREVIATIONS FOR BOYLE’S WORK \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e GENERAL INTRODUCTION\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoyle’s Life\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBoyle’s Headings and Overview\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003col style='\"list-style-type:' none\u003e \u003cli\u003e 1.1 Boyle’s Headings\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e 1.2 Boyle’s Overview\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDemonstration and Its Difficulties\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Introduction \u003cbr\u003e  Boyle – The Manuscript Material \u003col style='\"list-style-type:' none\u003e \u003cli\u003e 2.1 Demonstration\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e 2.2 The Nature of God\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e 2.3 The Character of the Atheist\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eArguments for God’s Existence\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  Introduction\u003cbr\u003e  Boyle – The Manuscript Material \u003col style='\"list-style-type:' none\u003e \u003cli\u003e 3.1 The Sufficiency of Moral Demonstration\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e 3.2 Minor Arguments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e 3.3 Conscience and Christian Morality \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e 3.4 Design Arguments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e 3.5 Incorporeality Arguments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e 3.6 Miracles \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e 3.7 The Excellency of Christianity \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e 3.8 Arguments against the Atheist\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Unprevalence of Arguments against God’s Existence\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  Introduction\u003cbr\u003e  Boyle – The Manuscript Material \u003col style='\"list-style-type:' none\u003e \u003cli\u003e 4.1 Boyle on Epicurean Atheism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e 4.2 Intellectual Impediments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e 4.3 Mistaken Ideas about the Deity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e 4.4 The Atheist’s Failure to Consider Relevant Points\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e 4.5 Tu Quoque (the Atheist Has the Same Problems as the Believer)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e 4.6 The Response to the Atheist’s Objections\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Conclusion \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e APPENDIX A: DATING \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e APPENDIX B: PEOPLE MENTIONED BY BOYLE IN THIS VOLUME \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e NOTES \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e BIBLIOGRAPHY \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e INDEX\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52545900544280,"sku":"9780802090188","price":70.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/boyle-on-atheism-hardback-9780802090188","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}