God & Morality: Four Views (Spectrum Multiview Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (980 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0830839844 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 181 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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Superb Patrick This book is a fine book! The contributors engage in rigorous debate over whether God is necessary for morality and if so, how morality and God are related. Evan Fales, who's view is basically Aristotelian, writes on naturalistic moral realism and argues that there are tel. Cornell said Quite Good!. God and Morality pits four respectable philosophers in Evan Fales, Keith Yandall, Michael Ruse and Mark Linville in an all out debate mostly in the metaethical realm, which in my opinion is the most important discipline in the theory of ethics.Evan Fales, Keith Yandall and. Great reading whether you're a devout atheist or not so devout theist Great thought provoking book with widely varied insights. Will make and help you to examine your own beliefs. Highly recommended.
Of particular value for use as an academic text, these four essays and responses, covering the naturalist moral non-realist, naturalist moral realist, moral essentialist and moral particularist views, will foster critical thinking and contribute to the development of a well-informed position on this very important issue.. Important differences as well as areas of overlap emerge as each contributor states their case, receives criticism from the others and responds. Is morality dependent upon belief in God? Is there more than one way for Christians to understand the nature of morality? Is there any agreement between Christians and atheists or agnostics on this heated issue? In God and Morality: Four Views four distinguished voices in moral philosophy ariticulate and defend their place in the current debate between naturalism and theism. Christian philosophers Keith Yandell and Mark Linville and two self-identified atheist/agnostics, Evan Fales and Michael Ruse, clearly and honestly represent their differing views on the nature of morality
Keith Loftin (Ph.D., University of Aberdeen) is assistant professor of humanities at The College at Southwestern in Fort Worth, Texas. R. . He is the editor of God & Morality: Four Views (IVP, 2012)
Brian Huffling, Christian Apologetics Journal, Spring 2014) . If one is desirous to become better acquainted with contemporary views, Christian or not, this is a good start." (J. "This is an intellectually stimulating book and a good overview of natural and supernatural theories of morality