Titre : |
Can we be good without God? : a conversation about truth, morality, culture & a few other things that matter |
Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
Auteurs : |
Chamberlain, Paul, Auteur |
Editeur : |
Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press |
Année de publication : |
c1996 |
Importance : |
202 p. |
Format : |
21 cm |
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-8308-1686-6 |
Note générale : |
Includes bibliographical references |
Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
Catégories : |
Christian ethics Ethics. Imaginary conversations
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Index. décimale : |
BJ 1031 |
Résumé : |
Our culture is beset by a host of vexing questions. But where do we begin in trying to answer them? Are there any foundational moral principles to guide our discussion? If so, where do they come from? Christians say such principles come from God. But can there be real right and wrong without God? Can we, in fact, be good without God? Just such questions are faced by a cast of five, mysteriously invited to the home of a troubled judge. Ted (a Christian) joins Graham (an atheist), Francine (a moral relativist), William (an evolutionist) and Ian (a secular humanist) in a fascinating discussion of right and wrong, truth and conduct in this imaginative drama. Wit and wisdom combine as argument takes center stage and readers are invited to think through these issues for themselves. |
Note de contenu : |
Part one : do real right and wrong exist? --
What's at stake?: The meaning of morality --
What if morality were subjective?: The consequences of subjective morality --
Subjective morality found wanting: The case against subjective morality --
Why morality must be objective: The case for an objective moral standard --
Hey, I object?: Obstacles to believing in morality --
Part two : foundations of objective moral standards --
Morals without God: An Atheist foundation --
Can we be the basis of morals?: A Humanist foundation, Part I --
Can we be the basis of morals?: A Humanist foundation, Part II --
Morals-the key to survival: An evolutionary foundation --
Introducing God: A Christian Theist foundation --
Objecting to God: Obstacles to believing in the God Hypothesis --
Notes. |
Can we be good without God? : a conversation about truth, morality, culture & a few other things that matter [texte imprimé] / Chamberlain, Paul, Auteur . - Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, c1996 . - 202 p. ; 21 cm. ISBN : 978-0-8308-1686-6 Includes bibliographical references Langues : Anglais ( eng)
Catégories : |
Christian ethics Ethics. Imaginary conversations
|
Index. décimale : |
BJ 1031 |
Résumé : |
Our culture is beset by a host of vexing questions. But where do we begin in trying to answer them? Are there any foundational moral principles to guide our discussion? If so, where do they come from? Christians say such principles come from God. But can there be real right and wrong without God? Can we, in fact, be good without God? Just such questions are faced by a cast of five, mysteriously invited to the home of a troubled judge. Ted (a Christian) joins Graham (an atheist), Francine (a moral relativist), William (an evolutionist) and Ian (a secular humanist) in a fascinating discussion of right and wrong, truth and conduct in this imaginative drama. Wit and wisdom combine as argument takes center stage and readers are invited to think through these issues for themselves. |
Note de contenu : |
Part one : do real right and wrong exist? --
What's at stake?: The meaning of morality --
What if morality were subjective?: The consequences of subjective morality --
Subjective morality found wanting: The case against subjective morality --
Why morality must be objective: The case for an objective moral standard --
Hey, I object?: Obstacles to believing in morality --
Part two : foundations of objective moral standards --
Morals without God: An Atheist foundation --
Can we be the basis of morals?: A Humanist foundation, Part I --
Can we be the basis of morals?: A Humanist foundation, Part II --
Morals-the key to survival: An evolutionary foundation --
Introducing God: A Christian Theist foundation --
Objecting to God: Obstacles to believing in the God Hypothesis --
Notes. |
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