The Evolution of Hope: Theological Metaethics in the Context of Evolution

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-90-429-3216-6
Verlag: PEETERS PUB

Buch, Englisch, Band 55, 233 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 381 g

Reihe: Studies in Philosophical Theol

This book is situated within the realm of theological engagement with

the sciences with a particular focus on how the nature of ethics is

understood through this dialogue. Its purpose is to provide a

theological appreciation of the nature of ethics which also takes

seriously evolutionary accounts of how ethics came to be. It argues that

such a theological metaethic can be interpreted as hopeful and

optimistic given the apparent evolution of the moral from the amoral.

This work hinges on two different but intertwined levels. One is the

level of ethical systems: a particular understanding of Western

Christian ethics. This level is framed by another, broader level of

metaethics: an overarching understanding of the character of ethics that

emerges from reflections on evolutionary theory and its naturalistic

context.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Keogh, G.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie Ethik, Moraltheologie, Sozialethik
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie