The Transcendental Temptation: A Critique of Religion and the Paranormal
by Kurtz, Paul
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good Dust Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0879753625
- ISBN 13
- 9780879753627
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Synopsis
Paul Kurtz (1925-2012), professor emeritus of philosophy at the State University of New York at Buffalo and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, was the author or editor of more than fifty books, including The Transcendental Temptation, The Courage to Become, and Embracing the Power of Humanism, plus nine hundred articles and reviews. He was the founder and chairman of the Center for Inquiry, the Council for Secular Humanism, and the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. He appeared on many major television and radio talk shows and has lectured at universities worldwide.
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- The Book House in Dinkytown (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 266679
- Title
- The Transcendental Temptation: A Critique of Religion and the Paranormal
- Author
- Kurtz, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0879753625
- ISBN 13
- 9780879753627
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books
- Place of Publication
- Buffalo, New York
- Date Published
- 1986-01-01
- Size
- 0x6x9
- Keywords
- 86-15082|strt40|2.23
- X weight
- 36 oz
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