Read Deity and Morality: With Regard to the Naturalistic Fallacy

Deity and Morality: With Regard to the Naturalistic Fallacy

Burton F. Porter

4.9/5 (30156 ratings)

Description:This book describes the "naturalistic fallacy," as attributed to Hume, that non-moral premises cannot logically entail a moral conclusion, and distinguishes it from the similarly named though subtly different fallacy identified by Moore in Principia Ethica by comparing and contrasting its presence in a range of ethical or moral systems. A review of Hume's position elicits the implications to theological naturalism, and how this relates to Kierkegaard's "paradox of faith" and the doctrine of ineffability. Methods of logical examination of religious language are discussed, leading to the dissection of the analytic proposition that 'God is Good' and of the connotations of proper names. Porter concludes from this a solution to the naturalistic fallacy: that "good" is essential to "God" by definition, and therefore that premises relating to God must contain an inherent morality.Originally published in 1968, this book includes topics such as Mediaeval attitudes to deity and morality; Religious myth, images and language; Comparative conceptions of deity.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Deity and Morality: With Regard to the Naturalistic Fallacy. To get started finding Deity and Morality: With Regard to the Naturalistic Fallacy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 1135977534

Description: This book describes the "naturalistic fallacy," as attributed to Hume, that non-moral premises cannot logically entail a moral conclusion, and distinguishes it from the similarly named though subtly different fallacy identified by Moore in Principia Ethica by comparing and contrasting its presence in a range of ethical or moral systems. A review of Hume's position elicits the implications to theological naturalism, and how this relates to Kierkegaard's "paradox of faith" and the doctrine of ineffability. Methods of logical examination of religious language are discussed, leading to the dissection of the analytic proposition that 'God is Good' and of the connotations of proper names. Porter concludes from this a solution to the naturalistic fallacy: that "good" is essential to "God" by definition, and therefore that premises relating to God must contain an inherent morality.Originally published in 1968, this book includes topics such as Mediaeval attitudes to deity and morality; Religious myth, images and language; Comparative conceptions of deity.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Deity and Morality: With Regard to the Naturalistic Fallacy. To get started finding Deity and Morality: With Regard to the Naturalistic Fallacy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Deity and Morality: With Regard to the Naturalistic Fallacy

Deity and Morality: With Regard to the Naturalistic Fallacy

More Books

The Great Perhaps: God as a Question

The Great Perhaps: God as a Question

The Voice of Reason: Fundamentals of Critical Thinking

The Voice of Reason: Fundamentals of Critical Thinking

The Good Life : Alternatives in Ethics by Burton F. Porter (1995-01-04)

The Good Life : Alternatives in Ethics by Burton F. Porter (1995-01-04)

Deity and Morality: With Regard to the Naturalistic Fallacy (Routledge Library Editions: Philosophy of Religion) by Burton F. Porter (2013-04-11)

Deity and Morality: With Regard to the Naturalistic Fallacy (Routledge Library Editions: Philosophy of Religion) by Burton F. Porter (2013-04-11)

The Good Life: Alternatives in Ethics

The Good Life: Alternatives in Ethics

What the Tortoise Taught Us: The Story of Philosophy by Burton F. Porter (2015-05-11)

What the Tortoise Taught Us: The Story of Philosophy by Burton F. Porter (2015-05-11)

Philosophy: A Literary And Conceptual Approach

Philosophy: A Literary And Conceptual Approach

The Voice of Reason: Fundamentals of Critical Thinking, International edition

The Voice of Reason: Fundamentals of Critical Thinking, International edition

The Good Life: Options in Ethics

The Good Life: Options in Ethics