| Paul Kurtz  AKA Paul W. Kurtz
Born: 21-Dec-1925
Birthplace: Newark, NJ
Gender: Male
Religion: Atheist
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Philosopher Nationality: United States
Executive summary: The pope of unbelievers Military service: US Army Wife: Claudine C. Vial (m. 1960)
Daughter: Valerie L. Kurtz
Daughter: Patricia A. Kurtz
Son: Jonathan Kurtz
Daughter: Anne Kurtz
Mother: Sara Lasser
Father: Martin Kurtz
University: BA Philosophy, New York University (1948)
University: MA Philosophy, Columbia University (1949)
University: PhD Philosophy, Columbia University (1952)
Professor: State University of New York at Buffalo
American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow
American Humanist Association
Committee for Skeptical Inquiry Fellow
CSICOP Chairman
International Academy of Humanism President
Author of books:
The Transcendental Temptation: A Critique of Religion and the Paranormal (1986, nonfiction)
Forbidden Fruit: The Ethics of Humanism (1987, nonfiction)
The New Skepticism: Inquiry and Reliable Knowledge (1992, nonfiction)
Toward a New Enlightenment: The Philosophy of Paul Kurtz (1994, nonfiction)
The Courage to Become: The Virtues of Humanism (1997, nonfiction)
Skepticism and Humanism: The New Paradigm (2000, nonfiction)
Embracing the Power of Humanism (2000, nonfiction)
Science and Religion: Are They Compatible? (2003, nonfiction)
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