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Port Macquarie Philosophy Forum will discuss this important topic at its event on Sunday, October 21.
The guest speaker is Professor Graham Oppy from Monash University.
Graham Oppy is Professor of Philosophy at Monash University. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities.
He is Chief Executive Officer of the Australasian Association of Philosophy and the editor of the Australasian Philosophical Review.
He is the Chief Organiser for the World Congress of Philosophy that will be held in Melbourne in 2023. His main field of research is philosophy of religion.
His recent books include: Atheism: The Basics (Routledge, 2018), Naturalism and Religion (Routledge, 2018), and Atheism and Agnosticism(Cambridge, 2018)."
Professor Oppy said this talk with centre on the emergence of atheism in western culture.
"In the late seventeenth century, repeated public affirmation of atheism was a capital crime in Britain," he said.
"But, by 1770, British citizens were able to put their own names to pamphlets promoting atheism without fear of being put to death.
"What happened in the intervening period to bring about this change in attitudes?
"I will take a fairly wide, long-term perspective, examining important trends that emerged as early as the beginning of the second millennium.
"One important question that I will consider is whether there is anything particular new about the "new atheism" (exemplified in the work of Dawkins, Dennett, Harris, Hitchens, and others)," he said.
The Port Macquarie Philosophy Forum is on Sunday October 21, Port City Bowling Club, 6pm until 7.30pm.
For information email philosophyforumpmq@outlook.com
Cost is $10 per person or $5 pensioner/concession.
