Suppose there is no God. This might imply that human life is meaningless, that there are no moral obligations and hence people can do whatever they want, and that the notions of virtue and vice and good and evil have no place. Erik J. Wielenberg believes this view to be mistaken and in this book he explains why. He argues that even if God does not exist, human life can have meaning, we do have moral obligations, and virtue is possible. Naturally, the author sees virtue in a Godless universe as different from virtue in a Christian universe, and he develops naturalistic accounts of humility,…mehr
Suppose there is no God. This might imply that human life is meaningless, that there are no moral obligations and hence people can do whatever they want, and that the notions of virtue and vice and good and evil have no place. Erik J. Wielenberg believes this view to be mistaken and in this book he explains why. He argues that even if God does not exist, human life can have meaning, we do have moral obligations, and virtue is possible. Naturally, the author sees virtue in a Godless universe as different from virtue in a Christian universe, and he develops naturalistic accounts of humility, charity, and hope. The moral landscape in a Godless universe is different from the moral landscape in a Christian universe, but it does indeed exist. Value and Virtue in a Godless Universe is a tour of some of the central landmarks of this under-explored territory.
Erik J. Wielenberg is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at DePauw University, Indiana. He has written articles in such journals as Religious Studies, Faith and Philosophy, Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, Synthese, and Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy. He has given lectures at a variety of professional conferences, including meetings of the American Philosophical Association and the Society of Christian Philosophers.
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Acknowledgements Introduction Part I. God and the Meaning of Life: 1. The meanings of life 2. Four arguments that life lacks internal meaning without God 3. Richard Taylor's way out: creating your own meaning 4. Peter Singer's way out: meaning through eliminating pain 5. Aristotle's way out: intrinsically good activity Part II. God and Morality: 6. God as the omnipotent creator of ethics 7. Criticism of the strong position 8. Criticism of the weak position 9. An alternative account 10. God as divine commander Part III. The Divine Guarantee of Perfect Justice: 11. Why be moral? 12. First answer: because morality and self-interest coincide 13. Second answer: because you ought to 14. The divine guarantee of perfect justice and Kant's moral argument 15. Divine justice, self-sacrifice, and moral absurdity 16. Absolute evil and moral faith 17. Where we are now Part IV. Ethical Character in a Godless Universe: 18. A new assumption 19. The fall of man: pride and disobedience 20. Humility, Christian and naturalistic 21. From humility to charity 22. Hope and heroism 23. Moral education and science Part V. Creeds to Live By: 24. To believe or not to believe? 25. A creed we can live by? Notes References.
Acknowledgements Introduction Part I. God and the Meaning of Life: 1. The meanings of life 2. Four arguments that life lacks internal meaning without God 3. Richard Taylor's way out: creating your own meaning 4. Peter Singer's way out: meaning through eliminating pain 5. Aristotle's way out: intrinsically good activity Part II. God and Morality: 6. God as the omnipotent creator of ethics 7. Criticism of the strong position 8. Criticism of the weak position 9. An alternative account 10. God as divine commander Part III. The Divine Guarantee of Perfect Justice: 11. Why be moral? 12. First answer: because morality and self-interest coincide 13. Second answer: because you ought to 14. The divine guarantee of perfect justice and Kant's moral argument 15. Divine justice, self-sacrifice, and moral absurdity 16. Absolute evil and moral faith 17. Where we are now Part IV. Ethical Character in a Godless Universe: 18. A new assumption 19. The fall of man: pride and disobedience 20. Humility, Christian and naturalistic 21. From humility to charity 22. Hope and heroism 23. Moral education and science Part V. Creeds to Live By: 24. To believe or not to believe? 25. A creed we can live by? Notes References.
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