God and Morality: A Philosophical History
- ISBN-10
- 1405172436
- ISBN-13
- 9781405172431
- Series
- God and Morality
- Category
- Philosophy
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-04-15
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Author
- John E. Hare
Description
God and Morality evaluates the ethical theories of four principle philosophers, Aristotle, Duns Scotus, Kant, and R.M. Hare. Uses their thinking as the basis for telling the story of the history and development of ethical thought more broadly Focuses specifically on their writings on virtue, will, duty, and consequence Concentrates on the theistic beliefs to highlight continuity of philosophical thought
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