The Morality Wars
The Ongoing Debate Over the Origin of Human Goodness
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 13. July 2021
208 pages
978-1-9787-8425-3 (ISBN)
Description
In The Morality Wars, contributors from religious and non-religious backgrounds debate the origin and nature of human goodness. While the subject is often addressed by prominent figures on both sides of the believer/atheist divide on public platforms and social media, participants seldom get the opportunity to explain their viewpoints in depth. In addition to engaging the traditional conflict between science and religious faith over the content and nature of the moral conscience, the contributors also draw on and engage with figures who are often neglected when committed theologians and atheists debate each other, such as Sigmund Freud, Friedrich Nietzsche, David Hume, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Jacques Lacan.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-9787-8425-3 (9781978784253)
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Persons
Louise Mabille is a Nietzsche scholar currently engaging in postdoctoral research at the North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa..
Henk Stoker is professor of Christian apologetics and ethics at the North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Henk Stoker is professor of Christian apologetics and ethics at the North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Content
The Morality Wars: A Discussion on Why We Are Good Louise Mabille
Part I: The Naturalists
1. A Science of Good and Evil Sam Harris
2. The Origins of Morality in the Human Psyche Bert Olivier
3 .Morality as Delusion Michael Ruse
4 .Return to the Enlightenment Susan Neiman
Part II: The Ambivalents
5. No science of morality Steven Weinberg
6. Misunderstanding Moral Psychology Jonathan Haidt
7. The Use and Abuse of Naturalism for Morality Louise Mabille
Part III: The Theists
8. My God-Given Conscience Henk Stoker
9. Theism as Meta-Ethical Foundation for Morality William Lane Craig
10. Morality as Based on Natural Law Richard Howe
11. Ethics Needs God Paul Copan
12. Biologizing Ethics and the Destruction of Morality John Lennox
Part I: The Naturalists
1. A Science of Good and Evil Sam Harris
2. The Origins of Morality in the Human Psyche Bert Olivier
3 .Morality as Delusion Michael Ruse
4 .Return to the Enlightenment Susan Neiman
Part II: The Ambivalents
5. No science of morality Steven Weinberg
6. Misunderstanding Moral Psychology Jonathan Haidt
7. The Use and Abuse of Naturalism for Morality Louise Mabille
Part III: The Theists
8. My God-Given Conscience Henk Stoker
9. Theism as Meta-Ethical Foundation for Morality William Lane Craig
10. Morality as Based on Natural Law Richard Howe
11. Ethics Needs God Paul Copan
12. Biologizing Ethics and the Destruction of Morality John Lennox
