Morality, Inescapable Rational Authority, and a God's Wishes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14760267 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gerald K Harrison (Harrison Medical Center, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 454-474 |
| Publication date | 2015-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Religious Ethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0384-9694 • E-ISSN: 1467-9795 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/jore.12105 |
| OpenAlex | W2130481310 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 12 |
It is a supposed conceptual truth about moral norms that we have reason to comply with them even if we desire not to. This combination of rational authority and inescapability is thought to be incompatible with instrumentalism about practical reason. This essay argues that there are ways in which norms with inescapable rational authority can exist alongside instrumentalism about practical reason. One way involves positing an afterlife and a powerful supernatural agency—so, a kind of god—who has total control over our welfare in that afterlife. I go on to argue that the attitudes of this god would also provide something answering to our impressions of moral desert
Afterlife · Agency (philosophy · Desert (philosophy · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Instrumentalism · Morality · Sociology · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |