Ethics and religion

by Gensler, Harry J.

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Title Statements

Full title :Ethics and religion / Harry J. Gensler, Loyola University Chicago.

Summary

Many people question whether God is the source of morality. Under divine command theory, God's will creates the moral order, and therefore ethical truths are true because of God's will. Under natural law, on the other hand, some ethical truths do not depend on God's will, and yet perhaps they depend on his reason or creation. Ethics and Religion develops strong, defensible, and original versions of both divine command theory and natural law. The book also discusses ethics and atheism: how atheists object on ethical grounds to belief in God and how they view ethics. The book defends belief in God from criticisms and analyzes related concepts, such as practical reason, the golden rule, ethics and evolution, the problem of evil, and the fine-tuning argument.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2016.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2016.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781107280588, 1107280583
oclc:ocn949643640
LC Classification:BJ47
Dewey Decimal:205

Cover; Half title; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Philosophy; 1.2 Ethics; 1.3 Religion; Part I: Ethics as God's Commands; 2 Divine Command Theory; 2.1 C.S. Lewis; 2.2 DCT; 2.3 Euthyphro and Evil Actions; 2.4 Sovereignty and the Bible; 2.5 Meaning of "Good"; 2.6 Knowing God's Will; 2.7 Further DCT Issues; 3 Modified DCT; 3.1 Qualifications; 3.2 Divine Wisdom; 3.3 Divine Love; 3.4 Atheists; 3.5 Command or Desire; 3.6 Definitions; 3.7 Property Identity; 3.8 Answering Objections; 3.9 Independent Duties; Part II: Ethics as Natural Laws.

4 Natural Law and Rationality4.1 Natural Law; 4.2 Practical Reason; 4.3 Consistency; 4.4 Golden Rule; 4.5 Knowledge and Imagination; 4.6 GR and Love-Your-Neighbor; 4.7 God and Natural Law; 5 Natural Law and Biology; 5.1 Biological Human Nature; 5.2 Practical Reason Again; 5.3 Four Commandments; 5.4 Intrinsic Goods; 5.5 Further Issues; 6 Natural Law and Spirituality; 6.1 A Spirituality Norm; 6.2 Why We Exist; 6.3 A Genesis Story; 6.4 A Hybrid View; 6.5 Further NL Issues; 6.6 Interfaith Addendum; Part III: Ethics and Atheism; 7 Ethics without God; 7.1 Bertrand Russell.

7.2 Objections to Religion7.3 Atheist Ethics Option…