Grayling has done, creating a nonreligious bible drawn from the wealth of secular literature and philosophy in both western and eastern traditions, using the same techniques of editing, redaction, and adaptation that produced the holy books. Humanism is an attitude towards the task of thinking about how to live a life worth living, both for the person living it and for its impact on others. Grayling certainly doesnt suggest that his book is in any sense. If the humanists are in the ascendant, then a c graylings selfhelp book for the spiritually rudderless. Grayling the good book is a book of insight, inspiration, wisdom, solace and commentary on the human condition drawn from the great humanist traditions of thought and literature of the world. The substitution of grayling for god as ultimate author means that any analogy between the good book and the good book is extremely thin. The book was designed as a secular alternative to religious text, and to be read as a narrative drawing on nonreligious philosophy, including that from ancient greek, chinese, roman, indian and arab civilizations. Grayling has 71 books on goodreads with 110376 ratings. The history of philosophy is a big field and it takes a steady and expert hand to guide a reader through it. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of. Grayling is a professor of philosophy at birkbeck college, university of london. The good book isbn 9780802717375 pdf epub a c grayling. Im used to this language being peppered with things i dont believe in, and listening to it at weddings or funerals generally gives me a lump in my stomach.
Grayling is master of the new college of the humanities, and a supernumerary fellow of st annes college, oxford. Thats a good segue to john stuart mills famous work on liberty, in which he discusses precisely these issues of the individuals moral freedom from constraint on liberty is a very important document, and one which, because of the clarity with which one can read it and its brevity, is slightly passed over. The good book mirrors the bible in both form and language, and is, as its author says, ambitious and hubristic a distillation of the best that has been thought and said by people whove. In essence grayling seems to be, book by book, aiming to distil the best and most useful of human thought over the millennia. The good book by ac grayling of the three contemporary prophets of atheism, professor richard dawkins, christopher hitchens and professor ac grayling, i know two, hitchens and. The book explores the cultures of peoples around the world, portraying both their diversity and the threats they face. Overdrive read 27 adobe epub ebook 27 kindle book 16 adobe pdf ebook 5. Few, if any, thinkers and writers today would have the imagination, the breadth of knowledge, the. Ac grayling has always tended to be regarded as the good cop. The book is a triumpha philosophers magnum opus as the edinburgh international book festival has described it.
Apr 04, 2011 the good book cant be bettered the philosopher ac grayling has created a secular bible, but its guidance for a good life fails to convince genevieve fox. Designed to be read as narrative and also to be dipped into for inspiration, encouragement and consolation, the good book offers a thoughtful, nonreligious. Grayling has done, creating a nonreligious bible drawn from the wealth of secular literature and philosophy in both western and eastern traditions, using the same techniques of editing, redaction, and adaptation that produced the holy books of the judeochristian and islamic religions. Grayling, what is good the search for the best way. He is the author of the acclaimed among the dead cities, descartes, toward the light of liberty, meditations for the humanist, and thinking of answers. Jul 26, 2012 the good book is a manifesto for rational thought, but mirrors the bible in both form and language. Graylings the history of philosophy delves into the thinkers who explored who we are and what it all means.
Grayling, who spent 30 years compiling the good book. In its beauty of language and its arrangement into short. A secular bible, continues to work in this same vein. Ac grayling the good book a humanist bible pdf torrent. A c grayling, britains most popular and widely read philosopher, has created a secular bible that draws on the wisdom of 2,500 years of contemplative nonreligious writing about all that it means to be human from the origins of the universe to small matters of courtesy and kindness in everyday life designed to be read as narrative and also to be dipped into for inspiration, encouragement and. Ac grayling bbc video interview tackling the good book the sydney morning herald the new atheists are responding, not attacking new humanist pressing questions for our century edge ac grayling s top 5 nonreligious books slate a. Grayling s the history of philosophy delves into the thinkers who explored who we are and what it all means. A secular bible, the philosopher sets out his manifesto for rational thought.
Reading through this i was really pleasantly surprised at how much i liked it. The philosopher ac grayling has created a secular bible, but its guidance for a good life fails to convince genevieve fox. The book is divided into three parts, one of which concerns some of the things that are enemies to human flourishing, among them racism, nationalism, religion, revenge, poverty, and depression. The good book is a manifesto for rational thought, but mirrors the bible in both form and language. Grayling is master of the new college of the humanities. A secular bible 1st edition by grayling, professor a. Grayling, 97814088748, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Jul 02, 2019 the book is a triumpha philosophers magnum opus as the edinburgh international book festival has described it. Grayling few, if any, thinkers and writers today would have the imagination, the breadth of knowledge, the literary skill, andyes the audacity to conceive of a powerful, secular alternative to the bible. This worthy anthology of humanist wisdom serves chiefly to highlight the scriptures divine sublimity.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He has written and edited over thirty books on philosophy and other subjects, and has written on nonwestern philosop. Note that grayling lays his book out like the bible with similar referencing. The foundations upon which our democracies stand are inherently flawed, vulnerable to corrosion from within. Grayling is the author of around 30 books, including what is good. Grayling focuses on the two very different conceptions of what a good life should be.
The book expresses grayling s sciencebased humanist philosophy throughout, but draws on hundreds of authors throughout history and across the world. The good book consciously takes its design and presentation from the bible, in the beauty of its language and its arrangement into short chapters and verses, offering to the nonreligious seeker all the wisdom, insight, solace, inspiration, and perspective of various secular humanist traditions. The best books on being good five books expert recommendations. The book was designed as a secular alternative to religious text, and to be read as a narrative drawing on nonreligious philosophy, including that from ancient greek, chinese, roman, indian and arab civilizations, as well as the european renaissance and the age of enlightenment. In 2011 he founded the new college of the humanities, an independent undergraduate college in london. But instead of adam and eve, graylings genesis invokes isaac newton, the british scientist who pioneered the study of gravity. Grayling has produced much better works and i view him as a great philosophical writer. The good book is darkwing c ions a manifesto for the feeeling good book rational thought, but. Grayling explains he has spent several decades on his a. Grayling explains he has spent several decades on his ambitious project, distilling what he. Drawn from the wealth of secular literature and philosophy in both western and eastern traditions, using the same techniques of editing, redaction, and adaptation that produced the holy books of the judeochristian and islamic religions, the good book consciously takes its design and presentation from the bible.
Ac grayling bbc video interview tackling the good book the sydney morning herald the new atheists are responding, not attacking new humanist pressing questions for our century edge ac graylings top 5 nonreligious books slate a. Few, if any, thinkers and writers today would have the imagination, the breadth of knowledge, the literary skill, andyes the audacity to conceive of a. The good book is a book of insight, inspiration, wisdom, solace and commentary on the human condition drawn from the great humanist traditions of thought and literature of the world. The good book consciously takes its design and presentation from the bible, in the beauty of its language and its pdf arrangement into short chapters and verses, offering to the nonreligious seeker all the wisdom, insight, solace, inspiration, and perspective of various secular humanist traditions. It has parables and historical narratives like the bible. Mar 05, 20 the good book begins with genesis, where you can see the ideas of darwin laid out in an inspirational way. The good and worthwhile life grayling wiley online books. Few, if any, thinkers and writers today would have the imagination, the breadth of knowledge, and the literary skill to conceive of a powerful secular altern.
Designed to be read as narrative and also to be dipped into for inspiration, encouragement and consolation, the good book offers a thoughtful, nonreligious alternative to the many people who do not follow one of the worlds great religions. Zalerts allow you to be notified by email about the availability of new books according to your search query. Doubtless, some will take offence at the inclusion of religion in this category. Download the app and start listening to the good book. Grayling s bestselling secular bible, is now published in a handsome, smaller format hardback at a competitive price. C download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Grayling tackles the good book when it comes to god, this atheistic author is doggedly opposed.
Essential readings for the nonbeliever, and the good book, and more on. When i got the book, i was a bit disappointed, because i like grayling s other books so much and i had hoped this would be similar. The prisoners, the earthquake, and the midnight song. While the title listed in the add is the good book. Frankenstein letters study guide answers philosophy a guide through the subject.
It was from the fall of fruit from such a tree that new inspiration came for inquiry into the nature of things, reads a verse from the good books first chapter. A secular bible, the title appearing on my copies are, the good book. Grayling discusses creating a nonreligious bible that draws from the wealth of secular literature and philosophy in both western and eastern traditions. This acclaimed book by a c grayling is available at in several formats for your ereader. Until 2011 he was professor of philosophy at birkbeck college, university of london. Oct 05, 20 the good book a c grayling download here. Good book by ac grayling of the three contemporary prophets of atheism, professor richard dawkins, christopher hitchens and professor ac grayling, i know two, hitchens. A celebration of tribal peoples, released in october 2009. A new book for those who dont want millions, but an answer to. Grayling, a longtime proponent of philosophy in public life, achieves this.
Grayling online on bookmate drawing on the wisdom of 2,500 years of contemplative nonreligious writing on all that it means to be human from the origins of the univer. His latest book at the time i write this, the good book. If youre looking for a book in biblical form, this is for you. The good book consciously takes its design and presentation from the bible, in its beauty of language and arrangement into short chapters and verses for ease of reading and quotability, offering to the nonreligious seeker all the wisdom, insight, solace, inspiration, and perspective of secular humanist traditions that are older, far richer and. Grayling may be the ultimate editor and redactor of the sources drawn together in the good book, but thats as far as a secular doctrine of inspiration can go. Grayling makes the case for a clear, consistent, principled and written constitution, and sets out the reforms necessary among them addressing the imbalance of power between government and parliament, imposing fixed terms for mps, introducing.