Is Ethics Possible Without God
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5654575 |
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| Authors | Walter Kaufman (0000-0001-8556-0290) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1053 |
| Publication date | 2025-08-14 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel16081053 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
This essay defends the position that ethics must be grounded in God, where the notion of 'God' is understood as a transcendental source of normativity, though not necessarily a personal being who 'commands' moral behavior. The essay argues that the true debate is between the naturalistic reduction of ethics and the idea of a transcendental ground for moral normativity. I claim that only the latter can provide a sufficient basis for morality
| Highly cited | No |
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