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Preaching to the choir
Conservatives are going to love it while the author skewers historically important works in moral relativism, his sword being his belief that atheism is the reason these poor fools can't see the difference between right and wrong. This is sort of a non-thinking persons philosophy: begin by being informed by right beliefs and you'll see what pernicious hogwash this stuff is.
Lumping in Hitler with Descartes, putting Kinsey on a par with Machiavelli, the overarching perspective looks to be informed merely by what offends the author. I was hoping for a real, reasoned list of books, tracing their reverberations down through the centuries in a scholarly fashion. What this book is, is the scandalized "well, I NEVER!" by a deeply offended man who, like one of his lambasted authors characterized all of us, thinks he has no need for more common sense than he already possesses.
If they somehow stumble across this book, free thinkers and the like will just shake their head, and wonder why the bible isn't in the top ten. Conservatives, conservative christians, and others who distrust any philosophy that ventures outside the box will love it.
The bottom line: I can strongly recommend this book if you're a conservative who enjoys a good vicarious snit fit about people who don't think like you do.
June 2008 · Books · verified purchase