On Whether There Are Grounds for Worship
I explore a novel defense of the duty to worship God based on the idea that it is what’s best for us. I argue that this should be understood as the claim that humans are required to do what’s best when (a) there is a best option available; (b) the best option is identifiable; and (c) the best option...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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Philosophia Christi
Year: 2021, Volume: 23, Issue: 2, Pages: 313-327 |
| IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism |
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| Summary: | I explore a novel defense of the duty to worship God based on the idea that it is what’s best for us. I argue that this should be understood as the claim that humans are required to do what’s best when (a) there is a best option available; (b) the best option is identifiable; and (c) the best option is feasible. One virtue of this account is that it can explain how a duty to worship God is defeasible. I show this by appealing to a recent concept developed by Chris Tucker called motivated submaximization. |
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| ISSN: | 1529-1634 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Philosophia Christi
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5840/pc202123226 |