Humanist Book Club: “The Secular Conscience: Why Belief Belongs in Public Life”
In an incisive new book, The Secular Conscience, philosopher Austin Dacey boldly rethinks the nature of conscience and its role in ethics and public life. Inspired by an earlier tradition he traces to Spinoza and John Stuart Mill, Dacey urges secular liberals to reclaim the language of objective values.
Austin Dacey is a representative to the United Nations for the Center for Inquiry in New York City, where he works on issues of secular values, science, and ethics. He will also be discussing his book at the Center for Inquiry's DC office on Sunday, April 13 from 2:00 - 4 p.m. Book signing to follow.
Humanist Book Club: “The Secular Conscience: Why Belief Belongs in Public Life”
In an incisive new book, The Secular Conscience, philosopher Austin Dacey boldly rethinks the nature of conscience and its role in ethics and public life. Inspired by an earlier tradition he traces to Spinoza and John Stuart Mill, Dacey urges secular liberals to reclaim the language of objective values.
Austin Dacey is a representative to the United Nations for the Center for Inquiry in New York City, where he works on issues of secular values, science, and ethics. He will also be discussing his book at the Center for Inquiry's DC office on Sunday, April 13 from 2:00 - 4 p.m. Book signing to follow.
