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Religion and Morality
Professor D. Z. . Ed(S): Phillips
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Description for Religion and Morality
Hardback. When great evil is done to human beings, we may feel that something absolute has been violated. Can that sense be expressed without religious concepts? This is one of the central questions discussed by philosophers of religion and moral philosophers in this collection. Editor(s): Phillips, Professor D. Z. Series: Claremont Studies in the Philosophy of Religion. Num Pages: 374 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 626.
Reflection on religion inevitably involves consideration of its relation to morality. When great evil is done to human beings, we may feel that something absolute has been violated. Can that sense, which is related to gratitude for existence, be expressed without religious concepts? Can we express central religious concerns, such as losing the self, while abandoning any religious metaphysic? Is moral obligation itself dependent on divine commands if it is to be objective, or is morality not only independent of religion, but its accuser if God is said to allow horrendous evils? In any case, what happens to the absolute ... Read more
Reflection on religion inevitably involves consideration of its relation to morality. When great evil is done to human beings, we may feel that something absolute has been violated. Can that sense, which is related to gratitude for existence, be expressed without religious concepts? Can we express central religious concerns, such as losing the self, while abandoning any religious metaphysic? Is moral obligation itself dependent on divine commands if it is to be objective, or is morality not only independent of religion, but its accuser if God is said to allow horrendous evils? In any case, what happens to the absolute ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
Series
Claremont Studies in the Philosophy of Religion
Number of Pages
355
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333620663
SKU
V9780333620663
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