The Holy, Necessary Goodness, and Morality
The notion that "the holy reality wills it" can provide both the rational justification (the move from "is" to "ought") and the psychological motivation for acting morally. But can the will of God be the criterion for the morally right? Although what is right cannot be...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
1980
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Journal of religious ethics
Year: 1980, Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 330-349 |
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| Summary: | The notion that "the holy reality wills it" can provide both the rational justification (the move from "is" to "ought") and the psychological motivation for acting morally. But can the will of God be the criterion for the morally right? Although what is right cannot be reduced to what God wills (due to the perceptual aspect of the meaning of "right"), it can be deduced from it, given an understanding of perception that implies that an omniscient perceiver would necessarily be an impartial sympathizer. This, however, presupposes the ideal observer criterion of rightness, which is based upon an appeal to holiness. Recognizing that the criteriological and religious meanings of moral terms are finally identical overcomes the problems of justification and motivation inevitable in apparently non-religious moral theories. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9795 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics
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