Louis P. Pojman (1935–2005)

The glaring error of Pojman's book was his leaving out, except for a few pages summarizing Richard Dawkins' "The Selfish Gene" (published in the 70's), the entire field that actually studies the nature of human nature -- evolutionary psychology.

It's like writing a book about the composition, structure, and changes matter undergoe during chemical reactions... but leaving out chemistry to make room for more alchemy! I found it incredible. Aside from that, his work is good. But THAT is no show more small thing. show less

I think this is probably the book I read in my philosophy courses that influenced me the most -- though almost certainly not in the way the editor and most of the authors intended. I reflected while reading these essays and excerpts, and came to realize that it was all nonsense. So yay for that.

This is a great book if you are wanting to learn about some of the philosophical problems in Christianity, and a few more broad religious problems. The book is laid out so that the first article of each section explains the problem and tries to come to a solution with the subsequent articles critiquing the first. Not the right text if you want something quick but it is a very good comprehensive text.

A very good collection of relevant readings, which served as a course book for my Environmental Ethics course until colleagues and I wrote our own.