(May 17, 2012 at 1:39 pm)liam Wrote: No but they are on philosophy syllabuses (syllabi? idk) quite universally. In particular I would focus on his attempt to refute the cosmological argument, his argument is not very well considered and provides very little support and the 'stinkiest thing' argument is generally piss poor. As an evolutionary biologist i quite like him but his transition into more philosophical or theological realms is one that should be approached with apprehension. Just a thought.
Honesty time? I haven't read any of Dawkin's work (I keep waiting for the movie
). All I know about him is form his lecture videos and television appearances and so far like what I see. So, I was hoping you'd actually give me the argument here so that I can judge his philosophical base without having to go through the trouble of reading the book.
