A Tract for Our Times: Newman, Genet, and the Syntax of Universal Morality
The author examines the question of universal morality from the point of view of narrative construction. After defining universal morality's key traits, he concludes that not only is authentic morality inaccessible by means of instrumental reason, but that instrumental reason forbids the existe...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2003
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Irish theological quarterly
Year: 2003, Volume: 68, Issue: 2, Pages: 119-153 |
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| Summary: | The author examines the question of universal morality from the point of view of narrative construction. After defining universal morality's key traits, he concludes that not only is authentic morality inaccessible by means of instrumental reason, but that instrumental reason forbids the existence of authentic morality. Thus he argues that the only viable path to authentic morality is through a primal act of faith. |
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| ISSN: | 1752-4989 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Irish theological quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/002114000306800202 |