| 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
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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