This bookexamines a nonconscious and profoundly harmful desire that is almost universally denied: the desire to be a god. Afflicting believers and nonbelievers alike, the desire is manifested in religious myths and throughout the history of philosophy.
Bruce N. Waller is retired professor of philosophy at Youngstown State University.
Acknowledgments
Preface
Chapter One: Apotheosis Aspiration
Chapter Two: Promiscuous Teleology and Apotheosis Aspiration
Chapter Three: The Self-Made Man
Chapter Four: Human Uniqueness, Miraculous Will Power, and Rational Godliness
Chapter Five: The System of Apotheosis Aspiration
Chapter Six: Reductio ad Absurdum Defenses of the Apotheosis Aspiration System
Chapter Seven: The Perils of Apotheosis Aspiration
Chapter Eight: The Cure for Apotheosis Aspiration
Bibliography
Index
About the Author