Deity and morality, with regard to the naturalistic fallacy / Burton F. Porter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Porter, Burton F., author.

Series:

Routledge library editions. Philosophy of religion.

Routledge Library Editions: Philosophy of Religion ; Volume 31

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and ethics.

Naturalistic fallacy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (267 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book describes the ""naturalistic fallacy"", as attributed to Hume, that non-moral premises cannot logically entail a moral conclusion, and distinguishes it from the similarly named though subtly different fallacy identified by Moore in Principia Ethica by comparing and contrasting its presence in a range of ethical or moral systems. A review of Hume's position elicits the implications to theological naturalism, and how this relates to Kierkegaard's ""paradox of faith"" and the doctrine of ineffability. Methods of logical examination of religious language are discussed, leading to the

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; I. The Naturalistic Fallacy; A. The Nature of the Fallacy; B. The Application of the Fallacy; II. David Hume; A. Hume's Philosophical Position; B. Hume's Theological Position; III. Divine Command, Goodness and Obedience; A. Hume's Fallacy and Theological Naturalism; B. Kierkegaard's 'Paradox of Faith'; IV. Deity and Morality; A. Mediaeval Attitudes; B. Contemporary Thoughts; V. The Doctrine of Ineffability; A. Mystical Knowledge; B. Rudolph Otto's 'Numinous'

VI. Religious Discourse and Poetic LanguageA. Revelation and Inspiration; B. Myth and Images; VII. The 'Logical Parallels' Approach to Religious Language; A. Anomalistic Language and Analogy; B. Religious Language: Its Logical Behaviour and Ontological Status; VIII. 'God is Good': An Analytic Proposition; A. The Essential Goodness of God; B. Connotation and Denotation; IX. The Connotation of Proper Names; A. Proper Names and Descriptive Terms; B. Proper Names and General Meaning; X. The Concept of God; A. Comparative Conceptions of Deity; B. Analytic Propositions: Real or Verbal

Appendix: An Analysis of the Key Terms InvolvedA. 'Is', 'Fact' and 'Description'; B. 'Ought', 'Value' and 'Normative'; Index

Notes:

"First published in 1968"--T.p. verso.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed May 24, 2013).

ISBN:

1-135-97760-7

1-135-97753-4

0-203-53399-2

9780203533994

OCLC:

842882006