Key figures either directly or tangentially connected to the progress of atheism - the Baron d'Holbach, Thomas Paine, Jeremy Bentham, Charles Darwin, George Jacob Holyoake, Sigmund Freud, and Karl Marx - are profiled in this program as Jonathan Miller draws links between atheism and the realms of utilitarian and secularist philosophy, evolutionary science, psychology, and politics. Is religion doomed to die out? And if not, why? Then, after a discussion of mortality from the atheist point of view, the program returns full circle to touch upon the issue that begins this series: religious fanaticism in the 21st century. Historian Simon Schaffer, philosophers Colin McGinn and Daniel Dennett, and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins are featured. Original BBCW broadcast title: The Final Hour.

Films Media Group

Holbach, Paul Henri Thiry, baron d', 1723-1789, Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809, Bentham, Jeremy, 1748-1832, Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882, Holyoake, George Jacob, 1817-1906, Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939, Marx, Karl, 1818-1883, Religion and philosophy, Atheism -- History, Religious fanaticism

Atheism: a rough history of disbelief

Schaffer, Simon, McGinn, Colin, Dennett, Daniel, Dawkins, Richard, Miller, Jonathan, Denton, Richard (Director), Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) (Distributor), 116 Films (Firm), BBC Active (Firm), British Broadcasting Company

01:00:02 (HH:MM:SS)

English

Higher education

Name	Films Media Group (Firm)
Role	Publisher
Telephone	800-257-5126
Address	200 Metro Blvd. Suite 124 Hamilton, NJ 08619
Email	[email protected]

This video is protected by copyright. You are free to view it but not download or remix it. Please contact the licensing institution for further information about how you may use this video.

https://54098.surd9.group/show.php?pid=njcore:16711

pid=njcore:16711

njcore:16711

View MARC Record | View Full Record