This page contains a collection of resources on atheism from a philosophical perspective. It is aimed at beginners who want to learn more about the philosophical arguments in favor of atheism and for atheists who want a collection of resources to that they can easily share with beginners who are curious about the subject. When looking for information on a new topic, some people are looking for a short beginner-friendly overview, others prefer in-depth and more academic articles. Some people prefer to watch videos, others prefer listening to podcasts. This collection of resources aims to make learning about the philosophical arguments for atheism as easy as possible by allowing each individual to choose the educational resources that are the difficulty, length, and format they like the most. The podcasts, videos, and short articles below are all aimed at complete beginners while the encyclopedia entries are more in-depth, academic, and informative. If you are looking for more substantial texts, check out this list of the best books on atheism.
Podcasts
These podcasts feature interviews with philosophers about atheism. Good for beginners. Length of interview is in brackets.
- Anthony Grayling on Atheism – Philosophy Bites [12:52]
- Stephen Law on the Problem of Evil – Philosophy Bites [14:23]
- Atheism – Beyond Belief | BBC Radio 4 [30:00]
- Atheism and Belief – Free Thinking | BBC Radio 3 [44:59]
- Another Kind of Atheist – A Point of View | BBC Radio 4 [9:51]
- New Atheist Critiques of Religion – The Partially Examined Life [32:16]
- Alain de Botton on Atheism 2.0 – Philosophy Bites [15:28]
- The Problem of Evil – The Philosopher’s Zone [24:30]
- Hume and God – The Philosopher’s Zone [24:29]
Videos
These are mostly short videos discussing philosophical arguments for atheism. Also good for beginners.
- Top 10 Things You Should Know About Atheism – Julian Baginni | Oxford University Press [3:28]
- How to Tell You’re An Atheist – Daniel Dennet [44:56]
- Arguments for Atheism – Daniel Dennett | Closer to Truth [9:29]
- Religion: The Problem of Evil – Wireless Philosophy [10:04]
- God and Morality, Part 1 – Wireless Philosophy [4:41]
- Atheism’s Arguments Against God – Simon Blackburn | Closer to Truth [8:17]
- Religion Vs Atheism – Philosophy Tube [10:10]
- “Why are you not a Christian?” – Bertrand Russell [3:23]
- Atheism, Theism and Proof – A. C. Grayling [1:00:41]
- What’s the New Atheism? – A. C. Grayling | Closer to Truth [3:56]
- What’s Next For Atheism? – A. C. Grayling [33:37]
- Atheism’s Arguments Against God – Stephen Law | Closer to Truth [9:58]
Articles
Short, easy articles on atheism.
- Daniel Dennett and the New Atheism – Julian Baginni | The Philosopher’s Magazine
- Atheists, please read my heathen manifesto – Julian Baginni | The Guardian
- 60 Years On: Academic Atheist Philosophers Then and Now – Graham Oppy | The Critique
- Atheism is a legacy worth fighting for – Slavoj Žižek | The New York Times
- The legacy of the New Atheism – Stephen Ledrew | Oxford University Press Blog
- The Varieties of Atheistic Experience – Paul Cliteur | Philosophy Now
- The new atheists are not atheist enough – Bence Nanay | The Converstaion
- Atheism on Trial – Stephen Anderson | Philosophy Now
- Atheism must be about more than just about not believing god – Patrick O’Connor
- How distrust of unbelievers runs deep in American history – Leigh E. Schmidt
- Atheist In A Foxhole – David Rönnegard | Philosophy Now
- Religion for Atheists: the struggle for the heart and soul of non-believers – John Armstrong
- Godless Morality – Peter Singer | Project Syndicate
- Bad things happen for a reason, and other idiocies of theodicies – Jason Blum
- AC Grayling: ‘How can you be a militant atheist? It’s like sleeping furiously’ – Decca Aitkenhead | The Guardian
- Atheism has ancient roots and is not a ‘modern invention’, claims new text – Alison Flood | The Guardian
- Atheists don’t need faith, any more than they need religion – Julian Baginni | The Guardian
- Irrational Atheism – Crispin Sartwell | The Atlantic
- Is common ground between atheism and belief possible? – Julian Baginni | The Guardian
- What scares new atheists – John Gray | The Guardian
- Is Atheism Irrational? – Gary Gutting | The New York Times
- Good Minus God: The Moral Atheist – Loiuse M. Antony | The New York Times
- The Case for ‘Soft Atheism’ – Gary Gutting | The New York Times
Encyclopedia Entries
High quality, longer and more in-depth articles. These are the best resources for anyone who has a serious interest in the philosophical arguments for atheism; however, they may be difficult for beginners. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy articles are written for professional philosophers and some background in philosophy is recommended.
- Atheism and Agnosticism – Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP)
- The Problem of Evil – SEP
- The Epistemology of Religion – SEP
- Hiddenness of God – SEP
- Religion and Science – SEP
- Moral Arguments for the Existence of God – SEP
- Pragmatic Arguments and Beliefs in God – SEP
- Skeptical Theism – SEP
- Hume on Religion – SEP
- Atheism – Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP)
- The New Atheists – IEP
- The Evidential Problem of Evil – IEP
- Logical Problem of Evil – IEP
Webcomics
A few webcomics that touch the topic of atheism. These are just for fun.
- Philosophy News Network: The Death of God – Existential Comics
- Meatland – Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
- Atheist Hell – SMBC
- Proof – SMBC
- Accommodating god – SMBC
- The Flood – SMBC
- Honey – SMBC
- Jewish Atheists – SMBC
- Atheists – xkcd
- Beliefs – xkcd
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