Morality, Inescapable Rational Authority, and a God's Wishes
It is a supposed conceptual truth about moral norms that we have reason to comply with them even if we desire not to. This combination of rational authority and inescapability is thought to be incompatible with instrumentalism about practical reason. This essay argues that there are ways in which no...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2015]
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Journal of religious ethics
Año: 2015, Volumen: 43, Número: 3, Páginas: 454-474 |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
inescapable rational authority
B categorical reasons B Divine Command Theory B Metaethics |
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| Sumario: | It is a supposed conceptual truth about moral norms that we have reason to comply with them even if we desire not to. This combination of rational authority and inescapability is thought to be incompatible with instrumentalism about practical reason. This essay argues that there are ways in which norms with inescapable rational authority can exist alongside instrumentalism about practical reason. One way involves positing an afterlife and a powerful supernatural agencyso, a kind of godwho has total control over our welfare in that afterlife. I go on to argue that the attitudes of this god would also provide something answering to our impressions of moral desert. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9795 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/jore.12105 |