At first blush “atheist spirituality” may sound like a contradiction in terms, but French philosopher Comte-Sponville makes a compelling argument for a profound dimension of experience that is ...

A Small Treatise on the Great Virtues , by André Comte-Sponville. Metropolitan Books, 352 pages, $27.50. Ever had to fight the urge to pick up William J. Bennett’s The Book of Virtues ? Have you ...

French right-wing "nouveau philosophe" Comte-Sponville, a professor at Paris's Sorbonne, had an international success with this not-so-small book, though it's unclear how many buyers have made it all ...

How often have you heard someone say: "I'm not a religious person but I am deeply spiritual"? In my experience, this is a reliable indication that I'm about to be bored senseless. What it means is: "I ...

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