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Does belief in God yield the best understanding of value? Can we provide transcendental support for key moral concepts? Does evolutionary theory undermine or support religious moralities? Is divine forgiveness unjust? Can a wholly good God understand evil? This book explores the…
Public and academic concerns regarding religion and morality are proliferating as people wonder about the possibility of moral reassurance, the ability of religion to provide it and about the future of religion and the relation between religious faiths. This book addresses curre…
Series statement from cataloging data on t.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-402) and indexes.
Series statement from cataloging data on t.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-402) and indexes.
Rethinking goodness
by Wallach, Michael A., Wallach, Lise
fromSUNY series in ethical theory
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Rethinking goodness
by Wallach, Michael A., Wallach, Lise
fromSUNY series in ethical theory
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Type: Book
"The most comprehensive book on the topic, Thinking about Good and Evil traces salient Jewish ideas about why innocent people seem to suffer, why evil individuals seem to prosper, and God's role in matters of (in)justice, from antiquity to modernity"--.
Are there things we should value because they are, quite simply good? Richard Kraut argues that there are not. Goodness, he holds, is not a reason-giving property - in fact, there may be no such thing. It is an illusory and insidious category of practical thought.
Richard Kraut argues that goodness is not a reason-giving property--in fact, there may be no such thing.
