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William J. Wainwright - Religion and Morality - 9780754616320 - V9780754616320
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Religion and Morality

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Description for Religion and Morality Paperback. Addresses central issues arising from religion's relation to morality. Covering a broad range of topics, this book draws on both historical and contemporary literature, and explores afresh central issues of morality and religion. Series Editor(s): Gellman, Professor Jerome I.; Helm, Professor Paul; Zagzebski, Professor Linda. Series: Ashgate Philosophy of Religion Series. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 406.
Religion and Morality addresses central issues arising from religion's relation to morality. Part I offers a sympathetic but critical appraisal of the claim that features of morality provide evidence for the truth of religious belief. Part II examines divine command theories, objections to them, and positive arguments in their support. Part III explores tensions between human morality, as ordinarily understood, and religious requirements by discussing such issues as the conflict between Buddhist and Christian pacifism and requirements of justice, whether 'virtue' without a love of God is really a vice, whether the God of the Abrahamic religions could require us ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Series
Ashgate Philosophy of Religion Series
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780754616320
SKU
V9780754616320
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About William J. Wainwright
William Wainwright, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA.

Reviews for Religion and Morality
’This book is careful and lucid in its presentation and assessment of arguments on religion and morality. It is also well organized...Highly recommended.’ Choice 'Insofar as the book critically presents the views of important thinkers within traditions familiar to the author, it is a rich source of insight... a scholarly appraisal... Philosophers of religion, ethicists, academics in this ... Read more

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