‘I hope I believe in God’ : Some Implications for Contemporary Ethics

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Tobin, Bernadette Margaret. (2016). ‘I hope I believe in God’ : Some Implications for Contemporary Ethics. In Religion and Culture in Dialogue: East and West Perspectives pp. 17-28 Springer Science and Business Media B.V.. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25724-2_2

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Authors	Tobin, Bernadette Margaret
Abstract	The claim that belief in God is more a cognitive achievement than a physiological state poses theological and philosophical challenges. It poses a theological challenge for adherents of (at least) the three main forms of monotheism. It poses a philosophical challenge to anyone with a serious interest in theoretical and practical ethics. In the first part of this essay I sketch a recent explanation and defence of this claim. In the second part, I sketch some implications of the claim for contemporary ethics.
Keywords	God; Believers; Virtue
Page range	17-28
Year	01 Jan 2016
Book title	Religion and Culture in Dialogue: East and West Perspectives
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
Place of publication	Netherlands
Edition	15
ISBN	9783319257242
ISSN	2211-1107
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25724-2_2
Web address (URL)	https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-25724-2_2
Open access	Published as non-open access
Research or scholarly	Research
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Output status	Published
Print	13 Apr 2016
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Additional information	© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016.

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