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The Origins of Atheism
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The first episode deals with the origins of Atheism taking examples from Greek and Indian philosophies. It deals with questions like were the early humans theistic and how evolved over a period of time.
The episode draws heavily from works of Tim Whitmarsh and Dag Herbornjsrud. Here are the list of references
Herbjørnsrud, D. India’s atheist influence on Europe, China, and science Blog of the APA. Available from http://blog.apaonline.org/2020/06/24/indias-atheist-influence-on-europe-china-and-science/ [Accessed on 11 Aug 2020]
Herbjørnsrud, D. (2020) The untold history of India’s vital atheist philosophy Blog of the APA. Available from https://blog.apaonline.org/2020/06/16/the-untold-history-of-indias-vital-atheist-philosophy/ [Accessed on 11 Aug 2020]
LeDrew, S. (2012) The evolution of atheism: Scientific and humanistic approaches. History of the Human Sciences, Available from https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0952695112441301 [Accessed on 2020-07-10].
Quack, J. (2012) Disenchanting India: Organized rationalism and criticism of religion in India. OUP USA.
Quack, J. (2012) Organised atheism in India: An overview. Journal of Contemporary Religion, 27, 67-85. Available from https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/13537903.2012.642729 [Accessed on 2020-07-10].
Whitmarsh, T. (2016) Battling the Gods. Faber & Faber.
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