Are men literally born to cheat? Does monogamy actually serve women's interests? These are among the questions that have made The Moral Animal one of the most provocative science books in recent years. Wright unveils the genetic strategies behind everything from our sexual preferences to our office politics--as well as their implications for our moral codes and public policies. Illustrations.This is a blog for the freethinkers, for the atheists, for the humanists, for the people who want to know about the world, about the people of the world. There are many free e books here for free download. So come. Join with us. Think different. Make yourself different.
The Moral Animal: Why We Are, the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology Book Description
Are men literally born to cheat? Does monogamy actually serve women's interests? These are among the questions that have made The Moral Animal one of the most provocative science books in recent years. Wright unveils the genetic strategies behind everything from our sexual preferences to our office politics--as well as their implications for our moral codes and public policies. Illustrations.How to Be a Good Atheist
The title of Nick Harding’s book How to Be a Good Atheist, could mean morally good or effective. What is offered covers what ‘atheism’ means, a brief history of it, a justification, and an attack on religion. It is a short (160 pages) addition to the current spate of anti-religious books by Dawkins, Dennett, Hitchens, etc. It is very clear and readable, though there are some stylistic and grammatical slips.
He seems to agree with the view of some writers, that there are five subsets of atheism: dogmatic, sceptical, critical, philosophical and speculative. I would rather see a spectrum, ranging from mere absence of belief in God or gods, to either a denial of their existence, or the view that since there is neither evidence nor logical argument in favour, and rather good reasons against, a negative result is the only tenable conclusion. There is a chapter on “What is wrong with religion?” – essentially, that it relies on faith – although Harding points out that some religions have no gods. His history of atheism is clear if necessarily very condensed. There is a spirited defence of atheism against the usual silly attacks, e.g. it is just another faith, lots of bad people like Hitler have been atheists (he wasn’t, and in any case it is irrelevant), atheists cannot be moral, if we lose religion we lose all our finer qualities, love, art, music, etc., we all “really” believe in God but atheists won’t admit it, and so on.
He seems to agree with the view of some writers, that there are five subsets of atheism: dogmatic, sceptical, critical, philosophical and speculative. I would rather see a spectrum, ranging from mere absence of belief in God or gods, to either a denial of their existence, or the view that since there is neither evidence nor logical argument in favour, and rather good reasons against, a negative result is the only tenable conclusion. There is a chapter on “What is wrong with religion?” – essentially, that it relies on faith – although Harding points out that some religions have no gods. His history of atheism is clear if necessarily very condensed. There is a spirited defence of atheism against the usual silly attacks, e.g. it is just another faith, lots of bad people like Hitler have been atheists (he wasn’t, and in any case it is irrelevant), atheists cannot be moral, if we lose religion we lose all our finer qualities, love, art, music, etc., we all “really” believe in God but atheists won’t admit it, and so on.
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বাংলাভাষায় বিজ্ঞানের অন্যতম ক্লাসিক বই হিসবে বিবেচিত এবং পাঠকনন্দিত। অঙ্কুর প্রকাশনী থেকে প্রকাশিত এই বইয়ে ধারাবাহিকভাবে বিধৃত হয়েছে মহাবিশ্বের উৎপত্তির পর্যায়ক্রমিক বিবরণ। আজ থেকে প্রায় চোদ্দশ কোটি বছর আগে এক বিশাল বিস্ফোরণের মাধ্যমে কি ভাবে আমাদের এই মহাবিশ্বের উৎপত্তি হয়েছিলো, তার পর কিভাবে তা প্রসারিত হতে হতে আজকের অবস্থায় এসে পৌঁছেছে, সেই আকর্ষনীয় গল্পের অনুপম সাক্ষর এ বইটি। শুধু তাই নয়, এই বইয়ে উঠে এসেছে মহাবিশ্বের উৎপত্তির তত্ত্ব নিয়ে আধুনিক বিজ্ঞানীদের সর্বশেষ ধ্যান-ধারণাগুলো, যা বাংলাভাষায় দুর্লভ।
লেখকঃ অভিজিৎ রায়(মডারেটর, মুক্তমনা)
বইটি অনলাইনে পড়তে ক্লিক করুন এখানে মুক্তমনা
বইটি ডাউনলোড করতে ক্লিক করুন এখানে
All credit goes to Mukto-Mona
বিবর্তনের পথ ধরে- বন্যা আহমেদ
ডারউইনের বিবর্তন তত্ত্বের উপরে বাংলাভাষায় এই মুহূর্তে সম্ভবতঃ সর্বাধিক পঠিত এবং আলোচিত গ্রন্থ এটি। প্রকৃতিবিদ অধ্যাপক দ্বিজেন শর্মা এই বইটিকে ২০০৭ সালে বাংলা একাডেমী বইমেলার অন্যতম গুরুত্বপূর্ণ পুস্তক বলে অভিহিত করেছিলেন। অবসর প্রকাশনা থেকে প্রকাশিত এই বইয়ে জৈব বিবর্তনের বিভিন্ন তত্ত্ব অত্যন্ত আকর্ষনীয় ভঙ্গিতে শুধু উপস্থাপিতই হয়নি, সেই সাথে যারা বিভিন্ন প্রাচীন ধর্মীয় রূপকথার সড়ি ভেঙ্গে অধুনা ‘ইন্টেলিজেন্ট ডিজাইন’ নামক অপবিশ্বাসের আড়ালে আশ্রয় খুঁজছেন, এই বইটি তাদের জন্য এই বইটি এক শক্তিশালী চ্যালেঞ্জ হয়ে দাঁড়িয়েছে।The End of Faith
This is most definitely a book you’ll either love or hate, because whether or not you’ll end up agreeing with Harris you’ll still be moved by his words. For good or bad.
The End of Faith is quite likely the most brutal and in-your-face criticism of religious faith I’ve ever read, and one thing is for sure: Harris is VERY convinced that the monotheistic faiths and their followers are our version of Mordor and its evil creatures determined to ruin the world as we know it. More or less every single page of the book contains one or more sneers (some of them quite funny, too) aimed at the insanity in believing ancient scriptures and ideas that cannot be proven empirically nor discussed rationally. In Harris’ universe, this world of ours will face utter ruin any day now, and the religions – especially Christianity, Judaism, and Islam – are all to blame.
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