Value and Virtue in a Godless UniverseCambridge University Press, 7 февр. 2005 г. - Всего страниц: 193 Suppose there is no God. This might imply that human life is meaningless, that there are no moral obligations and hence people can do whatever they want, and that the notions of virtue and vice and good and evil have no place. Erik J. Wielenberg believes this view to be mistaken and in this book he explains why. He argues that even if God does not exist, human life can have meaning, we do have moral obligations, and virtue is possible. Naturally, the author sees virtue in a Godless universe as different from virtue in a Christian universe, and he develops naturalistic accounts of humility, charity, and hope. The moral landscape in a Godless universe is different from the moral landscape in a Christian universe, but it does indeed exist. Value and Virtue in a Godless Universe is a tour of some of the central landmarks of this under-explored territory. |
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... it is sufficient to notethat naturalismdenies thatthe universe or anything init was created by God, gods, orany other supernatural being. In thisbookIwill notargue for thetruthof naturalism. My project instead will be a conditional one ...
... it is sufficient to notethat naturalismdenies thatthe universe or anything init was created by God, gods, orany other supernatural being. In thisbookIwill notargue for thetruthof naturalism. My project instead will be a conditional one ...
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... It is hardto see how observation of the distribution of good and evil in the universe could suggest the presence of amorally perfect creator. A morally indifferent creator or source seems to be the most probable hypothesis basedon the ...
... It is hardto see how observation of the distribution of good and evil in the universe could suggest the presence of amorally perfect creator. A morally indifferent creator or source seems to be the most probable hypothesis basedon the ...
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God and the Meaning of Life | |
God and Morality | |
The Divine Guarantee of Perfect Justice | |
Ethical Characterin a GodlessUniverse 4 1 A New Assumption | |
Notes | |
References | |
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