The Twenty-First Century and Beyond: The Need for a New Global Ethic and a Declaration of Interdependence
p. 35
Democratic Ideas, Pluralism
Introduction to Part Two
p. 47
Humanism and the Freedom of the Individual
p. 49
Democracy without Theology: Dialogue with Evangelists
p. 63
Excellence and Irrelevance: Democracy and the Higher Learning
p. 73
Misuses of Civil Disobedience
p. 87
The Limits of Tolerance
p. 99
Beyond Multiculturalism: Toward a Humanist Universalism
p. 105
Will Secularism Survive?
p. 109
Skepticism: Science and Antiscience
Introduction to Part Three
p. 119
The Scientific Attitude vs. Antiscience and Pseudoscience
p. 123
Antireason
p. 135
Science and the Paranormal: An Overview
p. 143
Skepticism about the Paranormal: Legitimate and Illegitimate
p. 151
Atheism, Humanism, and Religion
Introduction to Part Four
p. 165
Humanism and the Open Society: Dialogues with Marxists and Roman Catholics
p. 167
Militant Atheism vs. Freedom of Conscience: Reflections on the Moscow Atheist/Humanist Dialogue
p. 171
Humanism and Atheism: Exploring Similarities and Differences
p. 189
The Church under Siege: Reflections on the Vatican/Humanist Dialogue
p. 199
The Argument from Revelation Reexamined
p. 217
Is Life Meaningful in a Universe without God?
p. 233
Finding a Common Ground between Believers and Unbelievers
p. 247
The Growth of Fundamentalism Worldwide: A Humanist Response
p. 253
Paul Kurtz in Person and in Action
Introduction to Part Five
p. 269
In Defense of Eupraxophy
p. 271
Promethean Love: Unbound
p. 279
On Nearly Dying - Unceremoniously and Unexpectedly
p. 293
The Case for Euthanasia: A Humanistic Perspective
p. 297
On the Barricades
Introduction to Part Six
p. 307
Does Faith Healing Work?
p. 309
Faith Healing: Miracle or Hoax?
p. 321
The New Inquisition in the Schools
p. 327
Bigfoot on the Loose; or, How to Create a Legend
p. 333
A Case Study of the West Pittston Haunted House
p. 339
Near-Death Experiences: A Skeptical View
p. 349
Selected List of Publications by Paul Kurtz
p. 353
Index
p. 389
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