Location: United Kingdom
Member Since: Oct. 22, 2009

Anthony Campbell


Biography

Professionally, I am a conventionally qualified medical doctor who has experience of some kinds of alternative medicine, but I am a self-confessed generalist and have written on subjects unrelated to medicine. In so far as there is a unifying theme in these books, it is sceptical and describes the progressive questioning and ultimate abandonment of belief systems. This emerges in my two books on religion and also in my critical account of the origin and development of homeopathy. My historical study of the sect of the Assassins is an examination of a fascinating set of religious ideas in mediaeval Islam, with relevance to modern religion-inspired terrorismm.

Although I no longer hold religious beliefs, I did so in the past and I understand their psychological appeal. I don't think that humanity is going to outgrow such beliefs in the foreseeable future. Religion will continue to be very important and we need to try to understand it rather than to attack it aggressively, as some critics wish to do. My books are intended to be a contribution to this understanding.

Where to find Anthony Campbell online

Website: http://www.acampbell.org.uk/index.html
Blog: http://www.acampbell.org.uk/serendipity/index.php

Where to buy in print

http://www.acampbell.org.uk/index.html

Books

Making Word.doc Files in Linux    by Anthony Campbell
Price: $0.99 USD. 3860 words. Published on January 29, 2011. Nonfiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Smashwords requires Microsoft Word.doc files for the books it publishes. This is a problem for Linux users. You can make these files with OpenOffice but this is not identical with Microsoft Word and is not officially endorsed by Smashwords. This book shows you how to make OpenOffice work for Smashwords. It also has information for users of LyX who want to make their books available on Smashwords.
So You Want To Try Acupuncture?    by Anthony Campbell
Price: $3.99 USD. 23900 words. Published on November 6, 2010. Nonfiction.
This book is written for anyone who is thinking of trying acupuncture but doesn't know much about it. It explains what acupuncture is, how it works, and what are the benefits and possible dangers. If you are still a bit hesitant about acupuncture and need some advice before making up your mind, this is the book for you. The author is a conventionally qualified physician who teaches acupuncture.
The Assassins of Alamut    by Anthony Campbell
Price: $3.99 USD. 39990 words. Published on October 31, 2009. Nonfiction.
The Assassins were a heretical Muslim sect. We think of them mostly in connection with political murder but there is much more to them than this. They had a remarkable philosophical system and their ideas were influential in Islam and even outside it. Here I tell their story, from their foundation at the end of the eleventh century to their downfall 150 years later at the hands of the Mongols.
Religion, Language, Narrative and the Search for Meaning    by Anthony Campbell
Price: Free! 56640 words. Published on October 29, 2009. Nonfiction.
This is a book about religion from a secular standpoint which nevertheless takes its subject seriously. Contrary to some secularists I don't think religion is likely to disappear any time soon. I try to develop a way of thinking about religion, using two main clues: language and narrative. Narrative is how most religious people encounter their religions, because humans are story-telling animals.
Totality Beliefs and the Religious Imagination    by Anthony Campbell
Price: Free! 55960 words. Published on October 26, 2009. Nonfiction.
There is a widespread notion that belief is a good thing, but in this book the author argues that freeing oneself from all belief systems can bring a huge sense of relief. He illustrates this by describing his own experience of a Roman Catholic upbringing followed by eleven years' experience of Transcendental Meditation, before arriving at a position of metaphysical naturalism.
Homeopathy In Perspective: A Critical Appraisal    by Anthony Campbell
Price: $3.99 USD. 50900 words. Published on October 24, 2009. Nonfiction.
This is is a book about homeopathy: what it is, how it developed, where it stands today. It is written for people with questioning minds; anyone who has adopted a fixed opinion in advance about homeopathy, either for or against, may receive the odd shock. It is written with "insider knowledge"; I was a consultant physician at the Royal London Homeopathic Hospital for over 20 years.

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