Atheistic Platonism is an alternative to both theism and nihilistic atheism. It shows how any jobs allegedly done by God are better done by impersonal Platonic objects. Without Platonic objects, atheism degenerates into an illogical nihilism. Atheistic Platonism instead provides reality with foundations that are eternal, necessary, rational, beautiful, and utterly mindless. It argues for a plenitude of mathematical objects, and an infinite plurality of possible universes. It provides mindless rational grounds for objective values, and for objective moral laws for the persons who evolve in universes. It defines a meaningful way of life, which facilitates self-improvement. Atheistic Platonists argue for computational theories of life after death. Atheistic Platonism includes a rich system of spiritual symbols. It values transformational practices and ecstatic experiences. Where atheisms based on materialism fail, atheisms based on Platonism succeed.

Argues that an atheistic metaphysics based on Platonism succeeds where both theism and materialism fail Shows how Platonism helps atheists account for value, meaning, purpose, morality, and life after death Uses Platonism to define a positive atheistic way of life with a rich system of spiritual symbols and practices

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Eric Charles Steinhart is Professor of Philosophy at William Paterson University. Among many articles and books, he has authored Your Digital Afterlives: Computational Theories of Life after Death and Believing in Dawkins: The New Spiritual Atheism.

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Chapter 1: Renewing Atheism.- Chapter 2: Starting at the Bottom.- Chapter 3: The One Emanates the Forms.- Chapter 4: The Cosmic Forms.- Chapter 5: The World Tree.- Chapter 6: The Emergence of Value.- Chapter 7: Emergence of Life.- Chapter 8: Platonism as a Way of Life.- Chapter 9: Multiverse Rebirth.- Chapter 10: To Call the World Tree.- Chapter 11: Atheistic Mysticism.