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Value and Virtue in a Godless Universe
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Value and Virtue in a Godless Universe Hardcover - 2005

by Erik J. Wielenberg


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Suppose there is no God. This supposition implies that human life is meaningless, that there are no moral obligations and hence people can do whatever they want, and that the notions of virtue and vice, right and wrong, and good and evil have no place in the universe. Erik J. Wielenberg believes this view to be utterly erroneous and, in this thought-provoking book, he explains the reasons why. He argues that, even if God does not exist, human life can still have meaning, humans do have moral obligations, and human virtue is still possible. Wielenberg offers readers a cognent explanation of the ethical implications of naturalism--a view that denies the existence of the supernatural in human life. In his view virtue exists in a godless universe but it is significantly different from virtue in a Christian universe, and he develops naturalistic accounts of humility, charity, and hope. The overarching theme of Virtue and Value in a Godless Universe is what ethics might look like without God. Erik Wielenberg takes readers on an extraordinary tour of some of the central landmarks of this under-explored territory.

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Director M. Night Shyamalan's (2002) film Signs s remarkable in that it is simultaneously a story about an attempted invasion of the earth by extraterrestrials and an examination of religious faith.

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  • Title Value and Virtue in a Godless Universe
  • Author Erik J. Wielenberg
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition; F
  • Pages 204
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, New York, ET AL
  • Date 2005-02-07
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • ISBN 9780521845656 / 0521845653
  • Weight 0.87 lbs (0.39 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.36 x 6.12 x 0.66 in (23.77 x 15.54 x 1.68 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Atheism, Values
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004018633
  • Dewey Decimal Code 170
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