The Poverty of Theistic Morality
In an effort to increase visibility of an article that has been largely ignored by theists, I thought it would be interesting to discuss what Adolf Grünbaum has to say about the theistic implications of morality in his excellent essay, “The Poverty of Theistic Morality.” He writes: One vital lesson of that analysis will be … The Poverty of Theistic Morality
Can Theists Be Moral?
That’s a pretty silly question, isn’t it? I would argue that it is about as silly as the question, “Can Atheists Be Moral?” Even fundamentalist Christian philosophers grant that atheists can know moral principles and behave according to those principles. If someone wishes to deny that theists or atheists can have morals, it seems the … Can Theists Be Moral?
John Danaher on Corvino on the Definitional Objection to Same-sex Marriage (Part One)
John Danaher at Philosophical Disquisitions summarizes some interesting portions of Oxford University Press’s book, Debating Same-Sex Marriage. LINK
Louise Antony’s NYT Editorial on Good without God
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Bibliography on Religion and Morality
The purpose of this bibliography is to provide a comprehensive list of all academic articles published on the relationship between religion and morality. This bibliography is something I have been compiling for years; I still consider it a work in progress. If you spot any errors, omissions, or other edits required, please post a comment … Bibliography on Religion and Morality
LINKS: Theistic Defenses Against the Euthyphro Dilemma
(Another item from the backlog in my Drafts folder) I’ve discovered two essays online and one essay offline which provide interesting responses to the Euthyphro dilemma. 1. Steve Lovell, “God as the Grounding of Moral Objectivity: Defending Against the Euthyphro.”2. Michael Sudduth, “Is it Coherent to Suppose that God is both Morally Good and ‘Above … LINKS: Theistic Defenses Against the Euthyphro Dilemma
LINKS: Ethics without God
(Another item from the backlog in my Drafts folder, with some more recent links added in.) Here are some very interesting links related to ethics without God. 1. From Daniel Dennett: Robert Wright interviewed Daniel Dennett on being good without God. Video of the interview is available here; a transcript is available here.2. From Tom … LINKS: Ethics without God
LINK: Jason B. Thibodeau Comments on Flannagan, Coyne, and Explaining Morality
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LINK: Tim Mawson’s Review of Divine Motivation Theory by Linda Zagzebski
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LINK: Atheist Ethicist: Atheists Speaking about Morality
This is an old post by Alonzo Fyfe, but one not previously mentioned on The Secular Outpost, where he critiques atheists who have spoken about morality. Atheist Ethicist: Atheists Speaking about Morality