Godless Conscience

IF 0.4 3区 哲学 0 PHILOSOPHY European Journal for Philosophy of Religion Pub Date : 2022-10-16 DOI:10.24204/ejpr.2022.3447
Tom O’Shea
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Abstract. John Cottingham suggests that “only a traditional theistic framework may be adequate for doing justice to the role of conscience in our lives.” Two main reasons for endorsing this proposition are assessed: the religious origins of conscience, and the need to explain its normative authority. I argue that Graeco-Roman conceptions of conscience cast doubt on this first historical claim, and that secular moral realisms can account for the obligatoriness of conscience. Nevertheless, the recognition of the need for an objective foundation for conscience which emerges from these debates should be embraced by both secular and religious ethicists alike.
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无神的良心
摘要约翰·科廷厄姆认为,“只有传统的有神论框架才足以公正地对待良心在我们生活中的作用。”本文评估了支持这一主张的两个主要原因:良心的宗教起源,以及解释其规范权威的必要性。我认为,希腊-罗马的良心概念对这一最初的历史主张提出了质疑,而世俗的道德现实主义可以解释良心的强制性。然而,世俗和宗教伦理学家都应该接受从这些辩论中产生的对良心需要客观基础的认识。
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期刊介绍: European Journal for Philosophy of Religion (EJPR) is a peer-reviewed international journal devoted to the problems of the philosophy of religion. EJPR has been founded with the aim of fostering the development of philosophy of religion in Europe and elsewhere.
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