God’s moral goodness and supererogation
What do we understand by God’s goodness? William Alston claims that by answering this question convincingly, divine command theory can be strengthened against some major objections. He rejects the idea that God’s goodness lies in the area of moral obligations. Instead, he proposes that God’s goodnes...
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International journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2013, Volume: 73, Issue: 2, Pages: 83-95 |
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